Sentences with phrase «senators on both sides of the aisle»
«Take the guns first — go through due process second,» he continued, a comment that was later blasted by senators on both sides of the aisle.
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«And the independence that has come from my membership in the IDC has given me a much greater degree of freedom to work with senators on both sides of the aisle.»
Sampson said: «Krueger is a proven reformer who can successfully work with Gov. Cuomo, the Assembly, and Senators on both sides of the aisle to restructure the budget process through long - term changes that radically reform how we spend taxpayer dollars.»
«I believe senators on both sides of the aisle should fight for these kids as hard as we would fight for our own families,» she said.
«But most senators on both sides of the aisle felt that we had to do something.
«It's clear you've built a lot of goodwill with senators on both sides of the aisle,» added Senator Ron Wyden (D - OR), the panel's chair.
And believe me, after months of work, including numerous meetings with Senators on both sides of the aisle, we have the right bill.
The broader theme of the hearings, noted before here and here, remained the same: no Senator on either side of the aisle was willing to give serious attention to a range of important criminal justice issues.
Not exact matches
2018's first quarter was a volatile one for several senators, with lawmakers on both sides of the aisle seeing significant changes in levels of support from their constituents, according to the latest Morning Consult Senator Approval Rankings.
In the U.S. Senate there are two powerful senators who are Mormons but sit on either side of the aisle.
«It's clear that members of the Senate, on both sides of the aisle, are sick and tired of Senator Parker's repeated angry, and sometimes violent, outbursts.»
«But his solution is so outrageous that he's going to put our state into unchartered waters because of a few irresponsible and reckless senators on the other side of the aisle... I think it's political opportunism and it's dangerous.»
Three aides to GOP power brokers are vying for the nomination on the other side of the aisle: Liam McCabe, a former aide to Congressman Daniel Donovan; John Quaglione, an aide to State Senator Martin Golden; and Bob Capano, an aide to billionaire supermarket mogul and possible mayoral candidate John Catsimatidis.
«New York State Senator Kemp Hannon (R - Nassau) will be joined by survivors of sexual assault, Assemblywoman Aravella Simotas (D - Astoria), and other legislative colleagues from both sides of the aisle for a press conference on Tuesday, February 13, 2018, at 11:30 a.m. in Room 124 of the Capitol in Albany.
Four Republicans crossed the aisle to help pass gay marriage in New York last year, and three of them are running for re-election this year, Senators Mark Grisanti, Steve Saland and Roy McDonald, are all facing primary challengers that have come out on the opposite side of the marriage issue.
Sampson noted that the 2009 coup, which deadlocked the Senate for a month and took place on the Democrats» watch, occurred because the Republicans lured two fickle (and now former) Democratic senators — Hiram Monserrate and Pedro Espada Jr. — over to their side of the aisle.
On the other side of the aisle, two Democratic state senators — Rubén Díaz Sr. and Pedro Espada Jr., both of the Bronx — said they would not vote for any more emergency bills that included major budget cuts.
Perriello is facing off against Republican Robert Hurt, a Virginia state senator in the November election, and Democrats are pushing hard to keep that district on their side of the aisle.
«The legislative session is already well underway, and I will be working with Congressman Donovan, Borough President Oddo, Senator Lanza, Minority Leader Matteo, Councilman Borelli, Assemblywoman Malliotakis, and all of Staten Island's elected officials on both sides of the aisle to make sure the issues that most affect South Shore residents are addressed in Albany.»
As critical as Johnston and the AFT's Brenda Smith were to passage of SB 191, it would have not passed had there not been support by many other legislators on both sides of the aisle, including Senator Spence, Representatives Murray and Scanlan along with Speaker Carroll, Lt. Governor O'Brien, Colorado Education Commissioner Jones and a broad coalition of business, education, and civil rights groups, mostly coordinated by Colorado DFER and Colorado Stand for Children.
Thanks to the efforts of numerous Senators and Representatives on both sides of the political aisle, numerous sections of ESSA enable states and local education agencies to utilize federal funds to support college coursework for:
Senators and Congressmen on both sides of the aisle including Republican Representative Sherwood Boehlert (R - NY), chair of the Science Committee, and Republican Senator John McCain (R - AZ) told Barton he should immediately retract the letter but Barton refused.
The independent senator covers just about as many bases as you can in five minutes, and his points about energy independence should appeal to folks on both sides of the aisle — because they make perfect sense.