Sentences with phrase «than a majority leader»

It prevented members other than the Majority Leader from bringing motions passed by the Senate before the House.

«The paradigm that used to exist has been broken, because now someone other than a majority leader is in the room,» she added.

Santorum has become, perhaps, the most visible Senate Republican other than Majority Leader Bill Frist.

Not exact matches

«Trump is no Lyndon Johnson,» says Robertson, «and while he is better than Obama at working congressional leadership, my friends tell me there are already antagonisms at the staff level between the Speaker / majority leader in the Senate and the White House.»

The House of Commons is set to approve the measures with a big majority after the pacifist leader of the Labour Party, Jeremy Corbyn, said he would allow his lawmakers a free vote, rather than impose a party whip.

If the proposal doesn't comply with the Senate's rules, an ensuing fight could pit conservatives against moderates and institutionalists — and could edge Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R - KY) closer to completely eliminating the legislative filibuster, a move with far bigger implications than health care policy.

Health and human services secretary nominee Tom Daschle, the former Senate Majority Leader, also withdrew after the Finance Committee discovered his failure to pay more than $ 100,000 in back taxes.

Lawrence K. Frank, a leader in the mental health movement has observed that if a community's mental health program is to draw on the strengths of our culture and to have meaning for the majority of people, it must be presented as more than a psychiatric proposal.

In describing and accounting for the lives of the Religious Right, which we define simply as religious conservatives with a considerable involvement in political activity, the book and the series tell the story primarily by focusing on leading episodes in the movement's history, including, but not limited to, the groundwork laid by Billy Graham in his relationships with presidents and other prominent political leaders; the resistance of evangelical and other Protestants to the candidacy of the Roman Catholic John F. Kennedy; the rise of what has been called the New Right out of the ashes of Barry Goldwater's defeat in 1964; a battle over sex education in Anaheim, California, in the mid-1960's; a prolonged cultural war over textbooks in West Virginia in the early 1970's — and that is a battle that has been fought less violently in community after community all over the country; the thrill conservative Christians felt over the election of a «born - again» Christian to the Presidency in 1976 and the subsequent disappointment they experienced when they found out that Jimmy Carter was, of all things, a Democrat; the rise of the Moral Majority and its infatuation with Ronald Reagan; the difficulty the Religious Right has had in dealing with abortion, homosexuality and AIDS; Pat Robertson's bid for the presidency and his subsequent launching of the Christian Coalition; efforts by Dr. James Dobson and Gary Bauer to win a «civil war of values» by changing the culture at a deeper level than is represented by winning elections; and, finally, by addressing crucial questions about the appropriate relationship between religion and politics or, as we usually put it, between church and state.

But there was little motivation for reconciliation among the majority of leaders on the two sides (and very soon more than two sides, because the reformers began to differ fiercely among themselves), who soon became polarised and set in confrontation.

In this International Year of Family Farming, farmers» leaders from every arable continent have clearly stated that the focus must be on the vast majority of the worlds farmers, small holder family farms rather than large scale agribusiness.

Also, even though this alliance forces Smith to let bygones be bygones with a guy who once reportedly tried to oust him from his majority leader post (that would be Sen. Jeff Klein back in 2008 when the leadership struggle No. 1 took place), it could hardly be any worse than being the deposed former majority leader of the Democratic conference where he's pretty much just a back bencher since losing his power in the 2009 coup.

That's thanks largely to House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, who was the first to suggest additional disaster aid — remember that FEMA only has about $ 800 million on hand, which is less than even New York's estimated storm bill of $ 1 billion — be offset by other budget cuts.

Speaking with reporters this week, Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan said voters he's spoken to care more about jobs and economic development issues than limiting outside income.

In the Democratic - dominated Assembly, Assembly Robin Schimminger, a usual outlier for the majority conference, voted with Assembly Minority Leader Brian Kolb more than 93 percent of the time, outpacing nearly half of the Republican minority conference.

Silver, who represents a lower Manhattan Assembly district, has a cash on hand total that is larger than Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos, who reported $ 2.1 million.

... Delight in smooth - sounding platitudes, refusal to face unpleasant facts, desire for popularity and electoral success irrespective of the vital interests of the State, genuine love of peace and pathetic belief that love can be its sole foundation, obvious lack of intellectual vigour in both leaders of the British Coalition Government, marked ignorance of Europe and aversion from its problems in Mr. Baldwin, the strong and violent pacifism which at this time dominated the Labour - Socialist Party, the utter devotion of the Liberals to sentiment apart from reality, the failure and worse than failure of Mr. Lloyd George, the erstwhile great war - time leader, to address himself to the continuity of his work, the whole supported by overwhelming majorities in both Houses of Parliament: all these constituted a picture of British fatuity and fecklessness which, though devoid of guile, was not devoid of guilt, and, though free from wickedness or evil design, played a definite part in the unleashing upon the world of horrors and miseries which, even so far as they have unfolded, are already beyond comparison in human experience.

DeFrancisco, a Republican candidate for governor, pointed to a push by GOP lawmakers, including Majority Leader John Flanagan, to end the START - UP New York program, which was created by Cuomo and has been criticized for its spending on advertising, but producing a lower number of jobs than initially projected.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo met together with Klein, Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie and Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan for more than an hour in his second floor office suite at the Capitol on Monday.

AG Andrew Cuomo said this morning it's completely «appropriate» for senators to be asked to publicly state whether they believe scandal - scarred Senate Majority Leader Pedro Espada Jr. should retain his leadership post after he's been charged by the AG with allegedly looting his Bronx nonprofit of more than $ 14 million.

Deputy Senate Majority Leader John DeFrancisco signaled Monday he would opposed efforts backed by Assembly Democrats to preserve a tax on those who earn more than $ 1 million.

«It's why I think John DeFrancisco should have been the majority leader and maybe should be called upon to be the majority leader right now because kowtowing to Andrew Cuomo will get you nothing more than defeats,» McLaughlin said.

It's none other than Steve Pigeon, the controversial former Erie County Democratic chairman, advisor to coup - inducer / Rochester - Florida billionaire B. Thomas Golisano and counsel to the illustrious Senate Majority Leader Pedro Espada Jr. (Both Pigeon and Espada are under investigation).

Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan called the compromise on the state's minimum wage — increasing on different timetables in New York City, the suburbs and upstate over varying phase ins — a far better arrangement than what was initially proposed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

Tracking allows the majority leader — with unanimous consent or the agreement of the minority leader — to have more than one bill pending on the floor as unfinished business.

Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan in a statement said Libous was a «larger - than - life» figure with a «common man's touch.»

Another former legislative leader, ex-Senate Majority Leader Malcolm Smith, is considerably further along down the corruption pipeline than ex-Assembly Speaker Sheldon Sleader, ex-Senate Majority Leader Malcolm Smith, is considerably further along down the corruption pipeline than ex-Assembly Speaker Sheldon SLeader Malcolm Smith, is considerably further along down the corruption pipeline than ex-Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver.

Former Senate Majority Leader Joe Bruno deemed Giuliani «Judas» for turning his back on the party's nominee, little - known state Sen. George Pataki, who ended up defeating Mario Cuomo in what was widely attributed more to voters» rejection of the liberal incumbent than their desire to see a GOP legislator from Peekskill in the executive mansion.

The thinking, according to Deputy Majority Leader John DeFrancisco, was that it was best for the conference to hang together, rather than separately.

This comes on the heels of yesterday's bombshell civil suit filed by Cuomo against Espada in which the AG accused the Democratic majority leader of treating Soundview like his «personal piggybank,» looting the nonprofit of more than $ 14 million worth of charitable funds to pay for everything from lavish trips for himself and his family to $ 20,000 worth of sushi — some of which was delivered to his Mamaroneck home.

Assemblyman Michael Benjamin warned that state Democratic leaders» latest effort to distance themselves from Senate Majority Leader Pedro Espada Jr. could backfire and end up helping the controversial lawmaker more than it hurts him.

Senate Majority Leader Pedro Espada Jr. just announced he will not be participating in today's session, saying he's opting instead to remain in his Bronx district to tend to the needs of his constituents — a move he said will be «far more productive» than a trip to Albany.

The Republicans got $ 4.4 million to split, Kolb said, while some members — including Assembly Majority Leader Joe Morelle, a Rochester Democrat who battled Heastie for the speakership — received many times more than that for just a single project.

The event is being headlined by none other than Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie and Assembly Majority Leader Joe Morelle.

For example, the late Senate Majority Leader Ralph Marino, who died in 2002, has more on hand in his campaign committee — $ 109,095 — than 145 incumbent (and still living) legislators.

It is mind - boggling that in Progressive New York for Democrats to win a majority they are required to win more than just a numerical majority to actually govern and that is why we need the Leader of our Party to step up.

House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy said lawmakers should remember the good feelings they shared when Scalise returned to the Capitol last week, more than three months after the June 14 shooting.

Rather than support the leader of the mainline Democratic conference, Andrea Stewart - Cousins, they've supported Republican Senator John Flanagan as Senate Majority Lleader of the mainline Democratic conference, Andrea Stewart - Cousins, they've supported Republican Senator John Flanagan as Senate Majority LeaderLeader.

His indictment comes more than two years after he confirmed while testifying in the corruption trial of former State Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos that federal prosecutors were probing his role in county contracts that went to political campaign contributors.

Finding Edith Bunker Women who could be swayed to vote for Ms. Watson Coleman, the state's General Assembly majority leader from 2006 to 2009, were a key target, said Mr. Wilkins, suggesting that women who could be categorized as Reagan Democrats or «Archie Bunker Voters» were more persuadable than men in the district.

Jimmy Van Bramer, Council District 26, Queens (Incumbent)-- No Queens elected official has been a better advocate for safe and complete streets than Van Bramer, the Council's Majority Leader.

John Flanagan's ascent to State Senate Majority Leader makes the first time in more than four decades a Suffolk official has had a leadership post in Albany.

Although the team is a diverse mix of Republicans, Democrats, business, religious and community leaders, the county legislature's GOP majority already has compiled a list of 14 transition members who gave a total of more than $ 60,000 to Curran's campaign.

Trump met at the White House with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, Democratic leader Chuck Schumer and the top Republican and Democrat on the Judiciary Committee to discuss filling the court's lingering vacancy caused by the death of conservative Justice Antonin Scalia more than 11 monthLeader Mitch McConnell, Democratic leader Chuck Schumer and the top Republican and Democrat on the Judiciary Committee to discuss filling the court's lingering vacancy caused by the death of conservative Justice Antonin Scalia more than 11 monthleader Chuck Schumer and the top Republican and Democrat on the Judiciary Committee to discuss filling the court's lingering vacancy caused by the death of conservative Justice Antonin Scalia more than 11 months ago.

Disgraced former Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos and his son were caught on wiretaps bad - mouthing Gov. Andrew Cuomo's family, plotting to use his gal pal, Sandra Lee, against him and even musing how Skelos and other Republican lawmakers were «smarter» than the governor, new court papers state.

Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan was staunch in his support for no longer than a one - year extension of mayoral control of New York City schools, calling it a «wise course» that lawmakers and Gov. Andrew Cuomo approved 12 - month deadline last year.

Senate Majority Leader, Ali Ndume on Friday said the allegations of budget padding rocking the House of Representatives were more of a media hype than a reality.

I would rather have Lassie as majority leader than John Flanagan.

Republican Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan in a statement on Monday said he had «deep reservations» of backing an extension of mayoral control of New York City schools for longer than 12 months.

The new government's majority is also smaller than the outgoing coalition's and the party's leaders will face a growing challenge from rebellious backbenchers, just as John Major, elected in similar circumstances, did after 1992.