Sentences with phrase «side of the aisle change»

«Here we had a 9 - 1 vote six weeks ago and three people on the other side of the aisle change their tune after the county executive vetoed it,» Legislator Ted Morton, who introduced the bill, said following the failed override.

Not exact matches

It's been a campaign promise going back to 2015, from both sides of the political aisle, but nothing substantial has changed.

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.

Ezra Klein: But this goes to something I think is hard for entrepreneurs, hard for the government, hard for anybody on either side of the aisle who wants to change anything, which is that people are very risk averse about their healthcare.

Now, if CNN would give us REAL articles, with actual topics, at least a few people would start making comments worthy of consideration and discussion (there would still be yammering idiots on both sides of the aisle, but that's never going to change).

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.»

The changes ultimately were approved, but not without grumbling from both sides of the aisle.

Even if the Democrat, Todd D. Kaminsky, is declared the winner of the special election to succeed Mr. Skelos, officials on both sides of the aisle in Albany said little, if anything, would change between now and November, when the full Senate will be in play.

Meanwhile, Mr. Smith might be best known for his zoot suits complete with suspenders and pinstripes, picking strange political battles like a press conference denouncing the rapper Dwayne «Lil Wayne» Carter, and his somewhat surprising decision to seek City Hall's top job on the other side of the partisan aisle without actually changing his voter registration.

That's why we put forward with six names, Local Law 12 - 2, which obviously worked because we got the other side of the aisle voting for it, too,» said Mills, who maintains the Charter Revision contains other positive changes, including a stronger Ethics Board, and full pay for County employees in the military who get called up for active duty.

«While other candidates have also recently come out in favor of caps, I believe it will be far more difficult for candidates from the Democratic side of the aisle to actually effectuate those changes due to pressure that will come to bear from the special interests within the party who champion more spending.»

I will continue to work with my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to put forth commonsense initiatives to reduce the effects of rising sea levels and climate change.

But he believes that «there is significant interest in the administration and on both sides of the aisle in Congress in getting as much as we can out of the labs, and there are a lot of small changes they could make to start.»

But climate change naysayers were not relishing a return of Browner, who clashed with Republicans over the latters» attempts to dilute the Clean Water Act but also was praised for working with lawmakers on both sides of the aisle to strengthen the Safe Drinking Water and Food Quality Protection acts.

By the time NCLB expired in 2007, lawmakers on both sides of the aisle felt it needed changes, though many still stood by its original intent.

The Senate budget also does not include language that would change how schools receive A-F school grades, in spite of interest expressed on both sides of the aisle for the school grading system to be amended so that the grades better indicate how well schools are able to help their students improve academically over time.

Meanwhile, the committee's ranking Republican Mike Enzi (WY) emphasized that the bill must undergo changes that lessen the federal role in education before it receives broader support from his side of the aisle.

Neither Senate nor House budget proposals also do not include language that would change how schools receive A-F school grades, in spite of interest expressed on both sides of the aisle for the school grading system to be amended so that the grades better indicate how well schools are able to help their students improve academically over time.

How else do you explain the fact that all the candidates, on both sides of the aisle, are touting climate change and renewable energy initiatives?

Economists on both sides of the political aisle believe a carbon price is the best solution to fight climate change.

While the Citizens Climate Change lobby meets with officials on both sides of the aisle, Laur said they tend to meet the most resistance from Republicans.

However, it should be noted that State Legislators on both sides of the aisle, including Art Linares (R - CT), Eddie Rodriguez (D - TX), and Mark Cardenas (D - AZ) are working to change these laws.

Despite prognosticating from both sides of the aisle, the general trend of economic improvement is not expected to significantly change, despite who will be sitting in the Oval Office come next year.

Schmidt, an adviser for Sen. John McCain when he ran as the Republican presidential nominee in 2008, says lawmakers on both sides of the aisle understand the centrality of home ownership to the economy and are likely to proceed cautiously on any changes that could impact markets.

Despite being on opposite sides of the aisle, both lawmakers said residential real estate is too important to the health of the U.S. economy for any changes to disrupt home sales.