Sentences with phrase «pushing him for more money»

For his part, Ted had already decided he would push for more money and a vice chairmanship that would assure him a prominent place on the GE board.

Republican leaders in the State Senate have recently pushed for more money for upstate roads and bridges in order to approve the capital plan.

And he said New York was in line to receive a good chunk of federal aid, but will likely have to push for more money in order to cover public and private losses.

What this could mean: Lawmakers in an election year will almost certainly be spurred to push for more money in the state budget that would flow to schools and their local municipalities.

US Senator Chuck Schumer is pushing for more money to fight toxic algal blooms in upstate New York lakes.

Unions like 1199 and the U.F.T. that pushed for more money to fund education and health care will get almost $ 2 billion toward bridging next year's budget deficit, which books 4 percent increases in spending to both of their topical areas.

«He thought public service was its own reward and they really shouldn't be pushing for more money,» Lacewell said.

He described a de Blasio aide constantly pushing him for more money, and his many requests for favors in return.

Meanwhile, in the House, a key member last week told local officials that he would push for more money for teacher training in the city.

Never passing up a chance to push for more money, she did somewhat praise the part of his statement where he acknowledged a need for more public funding for schools.

Not exact matches

The litigation hasn't stoped either Uber or Box from heading to venture capital investors for more money, which in turn has pushed their company valuations even higher.

That's why, ultimately, I can't really blame Jana Partners for pushing for a break - up... Qualcomm's licenses by themselves would be a money gusher, at least for a few years, and while I think most investors are more long - term oriented than people think, I can absolutely understand the temptation — and associated price premium — associated with money in hand now.

Also, the initial gains of certain companies that acted on activists» push for change have attracted more investor money into activist hedge funds.

According to The Sun, Barcelona are pushing to get Bellerin back as they look for a long - term solution at right - back, although they're not willing to spend more than # 45m for him as Arsenal continue to demand big money.

To really push onwards and achieve success, Liverpool FC must get over having to pay large sums of money in the short - term for one or two players — but more importantly, Liverpool FC need to identify players that are genuine and distinct improvements to what the club already has.

The push for the money comes after Gov. Andrew Cuomo late last year suggested more money for flood - damaged communities could be included in a potential special session of the Legislature.

The Republican argues that if elected to the Senate, Kaminsky will push for less money for his district, and more for New York City.

Still, the amount of money raised is eyebrow - raising for good - government advocates, who have been pushing for a host of ethics reforms in the wake of the corruption scandals, arrests and convictions, with still more investigations ongoing.

The only significant money transfers from Ellison's campaign went to the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC), which has come under fire from progressives for meddling in a number of Democratic primaries in attempts to push out the more liberal candidates.

Nixon, an actress known for her role in the HBO series «Sex and the City» is a prominent advocate for public education funding and has often pushed Albany to spend more money on schools, criticizing Cuomo's stance on funding issues.

While Mark has acted as the taxpayers» watchdog and called out wasteful spending and irresponsible actions, he has also lead the charge to make a more efficient county government by pushing for the creation of Erie County's prescription drug discount program and the adoption of electronic payments for vendors saving the County and those that do business with the County time and money.

Several Democratic senators, including Senate Minority Leader Charles SchumerCharles (Chuck) Ellis SchumerHow the embassy move widens the partisan divide over Israel Hillicon Valley: Trump stuns lawmakers with push to help Chinese company Facebook suspends 200 apps over data practices Dems want answers on Cohen payments Senate net neutrality vote coming Wednesday Harry Reid undergoes surgery for pancreatic cancer MORE (N.Y.), have said they will give money received from Weinstein to charity.

I'd like to also point out, casino revenue across New York is down, thanks to a «get rich quick» approach by Cuomo for the state coffers, pushing a few years ago for more casinos to open in New York because, MONEY!

Howe spent more than a week on the witness stand, but Assistant U.S. Attorney David Zhou urged the jury instead to focus on emails from Percoco, Gov. Andrew Cuomo's former right - hand man, in which he relentlessly pushed Howe for more «ziti» — slang for money in the TV series «The Sopranos.»

Answers: money will go into the black hole known as the NYS budget, heck no they wont lower taxes, they've got expenses to pay for, like more affordable housing that pushes up the costs for everyone else.

Senate Republicans have focused primarily on issues of police safety and have pushed to give law enforcement more money for body armor.

Suffolk Police Commissioner nominee Geraldine Hart said she wants to work closely with authorities in El Salvador to help fight the deadly MS - 13 gang's activities in the county and plans to use her knowledge of federal programs to push for more grant money.

The Cancer Society plans to lobby for anew bill to prohibit tanning for anyone under the age of 18, and will also push to get more money committed to tobacco prevention programs in the 2013 state budget.

Cuomo recently promised he will push for $ 1 billion more in capital funding next year, but hasn't said where the money will come from.

Vos said he was disappointed with the road funding — he had pushed for raising more revenue by raising the gas tax or raising vehicle - registration fees rather than borrowing more money — but pledged that the Assembly would not return to the floor next week to adopt any Senate changes.

Cuomo on Wednesday is also expected to outline an aggressive education reform agenda that will include a push for more charter schools and additional funding for them, tougher teacher evaluation standards, and money for teacher incentives.

U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand is pushing for more federal money to help fix local bridges.

Collins also said there is no way he could support the administration's plan to cut funding for the National Institutes of Health only a year after helping to lead a push for more medical research money, which is crucial to the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus.

He praised the governor for providing money to public housing and pushed him for more: «We ask Mr. Governor that you not stop there.»

Stirpe says the current assemblyman is more concerned with pushing political ideology than pushing money for construction projects.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo has pushed the evaluations as a key strategy for improving student outcomes, which are mediocre despite that New York spends more money per pupil than any other state.

It is time for Queens» elected officials to step up to the plate and put their money where their mouths are so we will not need any more hearings or rallies to push for a solution which should have come to pass decades ago.

When: January 27th Why: Based on the popular series of novels by Janet Evanovich, Lionsgate pushed «One for the Money» from its original release date to the much more forgiving January slot because, well, have you seen the trailer?

Republicans have a significant opportunity in next year's election to win on the education issue by continuing their push for a reform - based education agenda and arguing against the idea that more money without real structural reform can fix the ills of our education system.

When the economy turns south, school districts do not cut the fat but push for new revenue sources: more state aid, money from gamblers, fees for services, and now a federal bailout.

Massachusetts is renewing its push to lengthen the school day, from adding more charter schools to appealing for federal grant money that could bring longer days to more traditional public schools.

Zimmer identified three factors pushing the district toward the financial abyss: the federal government's reneging on promises of more money for special education students, creating a $ 200 million shortfall for the district; the state's «extremely low» per - pupil funding level and the district's steady decline in enrollment.

The goal is to give more money to more students for voucher schools while the corporate interests pushing this system get tax credits.

Over the next six years the Connecticut Coalition for Achievement Advocacy paid Gaffney Bennett at least $ 540,000 to push for more charter school funding and changes to Connecticut's charter school laws, money and changes that would directly benefit Achievement First.

Here in the Northeast, we are watching the outside - reform - groups» big - money push for more charters in CT and in MA.

I purchase a used 2011 Camaro LT2 - RS I could have purchased the SS if I wanted to - drove them both before purchasing - The SS is more powerul of course but honestly not by much - its power you really do nt need and cant use in everyday driving the V6 is awesome and pushes 315HP which is FAST - you can pass just about anybody - I am not an aggresive driver in any way shape or form, but sometimes you need that extra push and the V6 has it - paying 8 to 10 grand more for 80 more horses in my opinion is just not worth the money --RRB- buy your girlfriend a car with that cash!)

There is no getting away from the fact that editing, design, print and e-conversion (not to mention distribution) cost money, but be wary if you are being pushed to cough up more than a couple of thousand pounds and are not sure what you'll be getting for it.

dumb move not to push this.out to customers who actually shelled out more money for quality.

It will be interesting to see what the other big publishing houses decide to do, I have a feeling your going to see the companies who do nt push for equivalent ebook to physical book pricing will have higher sales and in the end make more money off of ebooks AND «dead tree» books as well thanks to word of mouth from ebook readers.

But publishers want more money than they are getting from the new world of declining hardcover sales and they are pushing the Agency plan rather than being creative, making special editions and charging more for those, in a win - win situation.