Sentences with phrase «side of the aisle did»
I am extremely disappointed that my colleagues on the other side of the aisle did not consider the Minority Caucus» amendment package to cut unnecessary spending and avoid deferring payments.
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I would've done the corporate tax reform, which we desperately needed — both sides of the aisle, really, knew that we needed corporate tax reform.
President Trump claims to champion a «happy» solution for the Dreamers as do many congressmen on both sides of the aisle.
While most of the foregoing bills are at an early stage, and do not comprehensively regulate virtual currency or blockchain technology, it is encouraging that legislators on both sides of the aisle are increasing their focus on issues relating to this technology.
Forget the specifics, for a paragraph, because this is a notable development: while these hearings usually devolve into partisan cliches with the same talking points — Democrats want regulations, and Republicans don't — yesterday Senators from both sides of the aisle expressed unease with Facebook's handling of private data; obviously Democrats tried to tie the issue to the last election, but that made the Republicans» shared concern all - the - more striking.
And yes, some do end up in Congress on the republican side of the aisle.
Not only do the vast majority of teens surveyed think Americans are divided, but they basically embrace the divide: Three in four «already have a party preference,» and only around 25 percent think they have «a lot in common» with people on the other side of the political aisle.
Even if little Winnie were only a few days old and really needed to be fed promptly (and the picture shows she is not), the appropriate thing to do when little Winnie got hungry is to step to the side somewhere out of the foot traffic — not plop yourself down in the aisle in front of a formula booth, where your friend can take pictures of the logo strategically showing in the background.
As a believer myself, I didn't feel it was right to turn away just because the nut was coming from my side of the aisle — it's important to remember that any set of beliefs can be taken to the ridiculous extreme.
What's really at work here is something members don't like to discuss: Monserrate's involvement in the 2009 Senate coup soured members on both sides of the aisle and set them against him, making it all the more easy to expel him from their ranks.
Even during joint legislative budget hearings, lawmakers on both sides of the aisle were unable to get much in the way of detail out of members of the Cuomo administration, though they did — in some cases — get more than what the governor included in his budget documents.
If this does not erupt into a P.R. war, then anyone who has ever made a deal with Kruger, on both sides of the aisle, should expect to see the right hand of political death coming their way.
There are dozens of guys doing this stuff and, at least downstate, most of them play primarily on the Democrat side of the aisle, but will lend their services to the GOP, too, if the price is right.
But strategists on both sides of the aisle suggest that such attacks may resonate more in closed congressional primaries that tend to draw only hardcore partisans than they did in the presidential race.
«I want to get it done and I'll work with anyone on either side of the aisle who wants to get it done,» de Blasio said.
The list does not include the top House and Senate leaders on both sides of the aisle, such as Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D - Calif.)
Skelos noted — correctly — that the budget is far from done because the revenue bill that will fund the spending plan has only passed one house, adding: «I can not, in good conscience, review what has happened in this session yet because, as far as I'm concerned, and I believe the Republican side of the aisle, the session's not over.»
While finalizing the 2013 budget, I worked with my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to cut millions in spending and eliminate a proposed tax increase to create a budget that didn't raise property taxes.
«He has truly set the standard for doing a very difficult job and, in doing so, has earned the respect of members from both sides of the aisle and the reporters who cover Albany.»
Insiders from both sides of the aisle say that Trump has spent his first year in office stealing the political spotlight with his controversial statements and tweets, which could wind up overshadowing the trial that could potentially do damage to the governor.
Striking the balance between ideals and reality is what state lawmakers are trying to do during an election year budget season that will culminate in both sides of the aisle spinning the typical deal - making in their political favor.
«The Upstate Jobs Party will breathe new life into the American Dream for so many New Yorkers who have been betrayed by the empty promises of politicians on both sides of the aisle who say they will create jobs, but never do,» Babinec said today.
«Mike is doing a great job on the vice presidential ticket on our side of the aisle and really is a person who can articulate what we stand for and the work we're doing for example on the better way being a true partner coming out of the House of Representatives and as a governor,» he said.
I will on the floor explain why I've voting for this, but I think by and large most of my friends on both sides of the aisle understand why I am doing it.
Being inept, disengaged, and mostly disregarded by your colleagues — on BOTH sides of the aisle — really has very little to do with Gillibrand not having a Y chromosome.
«I oppose this bill and fight it with every fiber of my being and with all the energy I have because, unlike some of my colleagues on the other side of the aisle, I did not get elected to take health care away from my constituents,» Tonko said during a daylong meeting of the GOP - dominated House Energy & Commerce Committee.
«The guy does have a city to run and he does have to negotiate with Albany, whether it be with the left side of the aisle or the right side of the aisle, or the governor's office.»
However, the legislature, both sides of the aisle mind you, did not opt for that option.
Himself, and he's pulling the strings of people on the other side of the aisle that were not allowed to vote the way they did in (August).»
He knows how to work with both sides of the aisle and to get something done, that's what must be done.
ALBANY — If Republicans don't want to negotiate more about the language for pension forfeiture, Democrats who dominate the Assembly said, they'll follow Republicans and pass a measure that has drawn concerns from both sides of the aisle.
Mr. Felder, however, apparently unswayed by the governor's previous entreaties, said he had to do what was best for his constituents, which includes a large community of Orthodox Jews, though he stressed he had «great respect for my colleagues on both sides of the aisle and this institution.»
ALBANY — How does something with a 70 percent approval rating and wide - ranging support from legislators on both sides of the aisle die in Albany?
During the past few weeks I worked with legislators on both sides of the aisle to come up with a workable budget that protected needed services yet did not place a burden on our local residents.
«But most senators on both sides of the aisle felt that we had to do something.
Most of Garcia's criticism was levied at the Democrats, (he didn't mention Spitzer, but did make reference to former state Comptroller Alan Hevesi, for example), although he didn't let his fellow Republicans off the hook completely, saying: «We know all too well, the headlines have reached into both sides of the aisle.»
«If you're venturing into the age - management side of the skin care aisle, don't leave without face oil for the ultimate skin food.
Why do we always think that the grass is greener on the other side of the hair - care aisle?
Not only do you want to look at the quality on both sides of the aisle, but you need to know whether or not the profiles are active or from people that were on the site ages ago.
No matter which side of the political aisle you land on, there aren't many people that trust their government to do the right thing these days.
To the extent that these reformers were trying to gain credibility on the Democratic side of the aisle, I get it — but you can not continue to antagonize mainstream Republicans (by, for example, constantly calling them racists just because they don't agree with you on issues of race) and expect them to continue to champion our cause.
That sounds like a federal role that both sides of the aisle could support and that might actually do some good.
Kirp tells us, «Ambitious statesmen from both sides of the political aisle... [now] see the issue as a winner — a strategy for doing well by doing good.»
And until the unions fess up and make amends (don't hold your breath), more and more elected officials — from both sides of the aisle — will be pushing back.
Additionally, because charters are doing such great work, they get support from legislators on both sides of the aisle — because many lawmakers want to invest in what is working for our kids.
«The majority of folks that I have talked to on both sides of the building, and on both sides of the aisle, for that matter, are in support of doing that stops further implementation and gives us a thorough review and an ability for us to look at everything,» Schneider says.
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.
For one, there remains a core group of influential reformers — including former U.S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings, congressmen on both sides of the aisle, and reform - minded governors, who know that AYP has done more to focus the nation on dealing with the widespread problems within American public education than any other policy decision in the past five decades.
«This is not partisan, we don't care what side of the aisle they're on.
«This afternoon, I'm calling on the members of the legislature, on both sides of the aisle, to do the right thing for our kids,» Hogan said at the Baltimore Collegiate School for Boys.