Sentences with phrase «well as democrats»

All this while, poll after poll shows that the vast majority of American voters (Republicans as well as Democrats) strongly support campaign finance disclosure.

None of those efforts passed, however, with signs of strong local support for wind farms and other clean energy projects that were seen as good for the economy — from Republicans as well as Democrats.

There is good evidence to show that the vast majority of unionized teachers — Republicans as well as Democrats, young as well as old — are wildly supportive of their local unions precisely because their bread - and - butter interests as employees are being forcefully represented.

In contrast with politicians in Washington, many of whom «care more about their primaries than they care about anything else,» Christie declared at an education summit in Las Vegas that Republican governors like himself, as well as some Democrats, were «leading the change» on Common Core and «dragging Washington to the change.»

This has gone on for to long under the watchful eyes of Republicans as well as Democrats.

It also pitted Republicans from across the state against the state's huge and politically formidable health care industry, as well as Democrats.

Beyond the impact for Westchester, this election will affect the 2018 Governor's race as well as Democrats» attempts to take back the State Senate.

Spokespeople for Republicans in the Senate as well as Democrats who dominate the Assembly declined to comment on the report.

But the message hasn't stuck as well as Democrats hoped.

Obama also called for indexing future minimum wage increases to the rate of inflation — something liberal advocates, as well as Democrats in the Senate and Assembly, have called on Cuomo to do, too.

In a move likely to infuriate Republicans as well as Democrats, GOP gubernatorial hopeful Rob Astorino will pledge Monday to end the Legislature's sessions in April, halt the lawmakers» scandal - ridden «per diem» payment system, and make new lawmakers join a less - costly state pension system, The Post has learned.

I agree with some republican ideas as well as democrats.

Several experts, as well as Democrats, have contended those provisions aren't allowed under the Byrd Rule.

But the House bill is unlikely to be taken up in the Senate, where Republicans have a 52 - 48 seat majority and they need to pay heed to moderates within their own ranks as well as Democrats, lobbyists and analysts said.

Also in attendance were Queens Borough President Helen Marshall; Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer; City Council members Quinn, Vallone, Tony Avella (D - Bayside), John Liu (D - Flushing) and James Gennaro (D - Fresh Meadows); as well as Democrat Kevin Kim and Republican Dan Halloran, who are candidates for Council District 19, which includes College Point.

Not exact matches

Of the companies included in the survey, such as Enterprise - Rent - a-Car, Alamo, and MetLife, more Democrats said they had a better opinion of these companies after finding out that they had cut ties with the NRA.

Well aware voters punished the Democrats for their perceived inability to govern, Abe's team is taking pains to act quickly when crises erupt, such as this month's North Korean nuclear test.

«Democrats have that tendency as well,» Mr. Ayres adds, pointing to the Obama administration's unwillingness to grant waivers on some requirements of its signature health - care reform law.

Republicans have been critical of Democrats for accepting money from the movie producer Harvey Weinstein, who was a prolific fundraiser for the party as well.

Of the registered Democrats polled, though, Clinton enjoyed a distinct advantage over her competitor in the primaries: 52.24 percent found she best addressed the interests of small businesses, as compared to 25.87 percent for Sanders.

Sony decided to release the film after U.S. President Barack Obama, as well as such Hollywood luminaries as George Clooney and Republicans and Democrats in Washington, raised concerns that Hollywood was setting a precedent of self - censorship.

What remains to be seen is if the tax bill will end up being a better bet for Republicans than the health care bill was for Democrats — who lost control of Congress largely as a result.

On Friday, Guccifer 2.0 published a spreadsheet online showing the personal phone numbers and email address of nearly 200 current and former House Democrats, as well as top party officials.

«Republicans always wanted to raise spending on defense, Democrats wanted to raise spending on the rest of the discretionary budget across the board, and Republicans supported increased spending on a lot of those line items as well.»

It was Ronald Reagan who said «mistakes were made» when referring to the Iran - Contra scandal in his 1987 State of the Union address, but Democrats and Republicans alike, as well as some CEOs of Fortune 500 companies, have used this verbal dodge to escape responsibility.

Kushner has been one of the Democrats» main targets, with efforts made to obtain emails from a private address he used while in the White House as well as to strip him of his security clearance.

Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California, also a Democrat, been critical, as well.

It will be the nation's first special congressional election since Trump's win, and Democrats view it as their best chance to flip the seat representing the heavily Republican 4th District in southern Kansas.

Critics have cited his past controversies and well - known platform as host of «The Jerry Springer Show» as a distraction, saying Democrats already had numerous qualified candidates seeking the position.

And several Democrats said recent conversations with Springer, as well as his schedule, suggested he seemed to be more seriously interested in running this time than in years past.

Painting the Keystone as something that would simply enable Canadian exports with no obvious economic benefit for Americans has a better chance of resonating with blue - collar Democrats than anything to do with green - house gas emissions.

Democrats as well as hospitals and insurers have urged Republicans to consider how their plan would affect access to healthcare for the 20 million people insured by Obamacare.

Price, despite being well - liked among Republicans during his tenure as a congressman representing Georgia, was fiercely opposed by Democrats when Trump nominated him to the HHS post.

The slip - up came after Democrats in both chambers called for extensive investigations into Flynn's relationship with Russia, as well as the country's meddling in the 2016 election.

I think she is astonishingly good in terms of running the Congress and as a Democratic leader,» Steyer, who is also from California, said after being asked whether Pelosi should remain the House Democrats» leader.

«In fact, we note that the Democrats» «Better Deal» agenda (unveiled in July 2017, targeted towards 2018 elections) highlights ongoing corporate consolidation as a threat to US consumers, and proposes sharper scrutiny of potential deals,» the analyst added.

On almost every issue, it's, «Well, Democrats and Republicans can't agree» — as opposed to looking at why is it that they can't agree.

But in Germany the labor movement remains strong, and on workplace issues the mainstream political parties, the Christian Democrats as well as the Social Democrats, are well to the left of their American and British counterparts.

The president's language, which experts say is largely unprecedented in the US's treatment of the country, was condemned by Democrats on Capitol Hill as well as by some Republicans.

However, there is evidence that stocks have performed slightly better when a Democrat is president, especially when Congress is split, as it was during most of Barack Obama's administration.

It proved a good move for the Conservatives, who gained 25 seats and formed a new minority government, as well as for the New Democrats, who added 10 MPs.

«The Deputy Commissioner made clear that Mr. Trump must divest himself not only of managerial control, but of all ownership interest as well,» Representative Elijah Cummings of Maryland and three other Democrats said in the letter, which was made public on Wednesday.

In a speech at the Magnolia Springs Baptist Church, Moore said he was being attacked by «the Democrats who push a liberal agenda,» as well as «the Washington establishment.»

That proposal met a broad backlash from an unlikely coalition that included political opposites like Senator John Ashcroft, the Missouri Republican, and Senator John Kerry, the Massachusetts Democrat, as well as the televangelist Pat Robertson, Silicon Valley executives and the American Civil Liberties Union.

Just as Democrats are becoming increasingly reliant on younger, better - educated, and urbanized voters, Amazon's second headquarters could bring tens of thousands of such workers to a state.

In addition to the briefings, Senator Mark Warner of Virginia, the top Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee, said he wants to hear testimony from Facebook Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg, as well as Twitter Inc..

VANCOUVER — B.C. New Democrat leader Adrian Dix released the following statement in commemoration of Remembrance Day: «Today, across our province people of all ages are paying tribute to our veterans, as well our current armed forces, merchant marines and...

Whereas the previous 13 presidents — Democrats and Republicans, alike — have viewed trade as a mutually beneficial, win - win proposition that fosters economic growth and good relations among nations, Trump sees trade as a zero sum game with distinct winners and losers.

The rhetoric worked well, though, on Democrats who worried about minority access to credit as well as on Republicans who embraced George W. Bush's «ownership society.»

Solar power, which now generates almost 2 percent of the nation's electricity, has become popular among Democrats and Republicans alike, as people consider ways to have more control over their energy use and to reduce pollution as well as create jobs.