Sentences with phrase «shore up support»

As a new parent, my first piece of advice that helped us — shore up your support group!

It's been a busy week at CCW, Mines Action Canada delivered a statement in the General Debate and then we worked with our campaign colleagues to shore up support for the GGE.

Since last week, Senate Republicans have been quietly working to shore up support for their latest bill, sponsored by Lindsey Graham (R - SC) and Bill Cassidy (R - LA), so they can pass it before September 30.

In April, he organized a briefing through one of Trump's legislative aides to shore up support among White House and Senate staffers for backing out of the climate agreement, according to an internal email.

For No Child Left Behind to have the kind of impact on American schools that Bush and Spellings have envisioned, Spellings must constantly shore up her support from various education factions.

Beyond working to expand diversity among the STEM workforce, Johnston said the alliance seeks to «improve job security and shore up support for curiosity - led research and the rapid translation of scientific and technological discoveries.»

Senate Minority Leader John Sampson released the full list of his ranking committee and leadership assignments today, revealing he is moving to shore up his support with three key constituencies within the conference: Hispanics, women and upstaters.

Cuomo has taken steps over the past year to move to the political left and shore up support, particularly with unions and minorities.

It's also seen as a needed victory in order for him to shore up support within the progressive wing of the state's Democratic Party.

The presumptive nominee will also have to work to shore up support within the Adirondack Park, where has remained an enigmatic presence even during the waning days of the campaign.

Still, it's surely disappointing to the governor, who has made such a concerted effort over the past several months to shore up his support upstate in time for his re-election.

JERUSALEM — Governor Andrew Cuomo's 28 - hour trip to Israel this week, his first time out of the country since his inauguration in January 2011, was more than just the routine campaign stop required of New York politicians seeking to shore up support among Jewish voters.

Quinn, who is bidding to be the city's first female and first openly gay mayor, has been trying to shore up support from her base.

Labour's re-elected leader now faces a host of tricky decisions about how to shore up his support within the party

They accused the Conservative leadership of pulling its punches in an effort to shore up support for the Liberal Democrats.

Bay Ridge Democrats said they viewed Mr. Treyger's endorsement of Ms. Harris as an effort to shore up support in his district, which has a larger proportion of African - Americans, and to extend the influence of Mr. Colton's political operation.

Cuomo has had a difficult relationship with the gay and lesbian community, but having a gay marriage bill pass this year would be crucial for him as he seeks to shore up support in the progressive wing of the Democratic Party.

As Labour continued to shore up its support base, the Sun stepped up its vilification of Brown, focusing on his alleged «health» problems and at one point asking on its front page: «WOULD YOU TRUST THIS MAN WITH YOUR KIDS?»

Cuomo has worked hard recently to shore up his support with labor unions and more liberal Democrats.

To some extent, he projects an image of himself as the Great Mediator, an image that could further shore up his support among good - government liberals.

Gibson, meanwhile, is working to shore up support among independent voters and Democrats by appealing to the «healthy pragmatism» that he sees as the prevailing political instinct in the district.

The candidates for Nassau district attorney yesterday sought to shore up support on the final weekend before the election, with Republican Kate Murray rallying local GOP clubs while Democrat Madeline Singas courted a business group and party activists.

The embattled congressman hit the streets of Harlem to shore up support among his constituents.

Cuomo surprised Senate Republicans by quickly backing Democrat Barbara Fiala for the seat — an early endorsement that DeFrancisco said was a sign the governor was trying to shore up support within his own party.

It appears Bercow is now, more than ever, granting Labour spurious SO24 debates, Points of Order and even advising them on how to use arcane parliamentary procedures to whack the government, in an attempt to shore up the support he needs on the Labour benches.

Since the primary, Cuomo has sought to shore up his support among the business community, appearing in person at the state Business Council's annual meeting to tout his record on property taxes and the state budget.

Brad Lander is keeping himself busy these days trying to shore up support for JFC, and is tinkering with the engine of the Progressive Caucus, getting it tuned up for another run.

Cuomo, meanwhile, has worked over the last several years to shore up support from the left after a first term accomplishments that include caps on spending in the budget, limits to local property tax increases and other methods of fiscal restraint following the recession.

«Brexit is Brexit,» May announced, attempting to shore up her support among Leave voters wary of her Remain credentials.

His primary opponent, Congressman Stephen Lynch is trying to shore up support among key Democratic constituencies.

ALBANY — In an effort to shore up support for a $ 15 minimum wage, Gov. Andrew Cuomo held a telephone town hall Thursday night, answering questions from voters throughout the five boroughs.

This mailing will likely help to shore up his support.....

This is the second time in recent weeks that the governor has held a telephone town hall in an effort to shore up support for his budgetary proposals.

I agree that Labour badly need to shore up their support.

PMQs is an opportunity for party leaders to shore up support, to rally the faithful.

But it's presumably an outcome Cuomo wants by the spring, as he runs for a third term and is seeking to shore up support liberals amid the rumblings of primaries or the threat of a general election candidate running to his left.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo continued to shore up his support from the left with an email from the state Democratic committee that promotes a rally with Empire State Indivisible, a group that arose after the election of President Donald Trump in 2016.

Astorino, who has the backing of the state Conservative Party, also knocked Cuomo for shifting his agenda in order to shore up support among the liberal base of the party.

Nevertheless, Cuomo allies have been working in recent weeks to shore up support for the governor.

A week that U.S. Senate Republicans had hoped would mobilize conservatives and shore up support for their measure to repeal the Affordable Care Act instead ended with eroding enthusiasm, as usually reliable Republican senators from red states blanched at its impact on rural communities.

Prominent Cabinet members have been accused of «rank hypocrisy» after apparently campaigning against government policy to shore up support in their own constituencies.

On Tuesday all MPs were invited to a last - minute briefing from four cabinet ministers in a bid to shore up support.

He replied «absolutely» and suggested the party tack to the right to shore up support.

Cuomo was busy trying to shore up support for his re-election bid, something that came to a head during a raucous convention for the Working Families Party at the Desmond Hotel in Albany.

When Spitzer tapped Paterson, then the Senate minority leader, in 2006, he did so for ticket - balancing purposes — much like Cuomo is doing now — selecting someone who he thought could help shore up his support with African American voters.

The governor is seeking to quickly shore up support among his left - leaning Democratic base — a group with which he has not always seen eye - to - eye — particularly since Nixon, also a public education activist, announced she would challenge him in a primary in September.

Both campaigns spent millions on television, and both campaigns mobilized thousands of volunteers to make millions of phone calls and door knocks to sway the undecided, shore up support from their base, and turn out their voters.

As he continues his push to shore up support in the Democratic base, Andrew Cuomo is meeting this morning with Latino leaders at the Nuyorican Poets Café on 236th Street.

At the same time, Duffy could help shore up support for Cuomo in Rochester, a city that has felt miffed over the attention given to its neighbor to the west through the «Buffalo Billion» economic development program.

Still, Cuomo sought to shore up support from business leaders that he won in 2010, despite concerns that he will be forced in to a more liberal agenda next year.