Sentences with phrase «what side of the aisle»

No matter what side of the aisle we were on — or even if we were sitting on the sidelines or in the middle — we all wanted something better for our country these past 18 months.

«No matter what side of the aisle you're on, we all have a significant responsibility to protect our environment from avoidable damage,» she said.

«This is not partisan, we don't care what side of the aisle they're on.

His address primarily focused on the current politics of the presidential election, but he did raise several points that were very relevant to our legal tech community, no matter what side of the aisle you prefer.

Not exact matches

These days, it seems you can't express an opinion without being bombarded with criticism and contempt from the opposing side, no matter what side of the political aisle you stand on.

Had Trump taken the measures suggested repeatedly by ethics experts on both sides of the political aisle, he would by now have put his assets in what's called a blind trust, which would entail turning over his empire to a third party with whom he will have no contact, who would sell off the properties and reinvest the resulting money in other assets without providing the president any information about the sales or the purchases.

They launched the campaign this week in Chicago, where the side of a bus now proclaims, My jihad is making friends across the aisle, what's yours?

The subtlety of the Second Vatican Council's statement in Nostra Aetate that the «Catholic Church rejects nothing of what is true and holy in [other] religions» has often been missed by Catholics on both sides of the ecclesial aisle.

«Historically, we've had so much literature, from every side of the aisle, describing what it means to be a godly woman,» says Margaret Bendroth, adjunct professor at Andover Newton Theological Seminary and author of Fundamentalism and Gender.

least one or two goals or dreams that Americans on both sides of the aisle can come together and say, «Yes, that's what it means to be American.

What feels like many years ago now, when I had one little boy at my side and a newborn Ezra in the sling, I remember standing in the aisles of our favorite music shop (Yay, Bull Moose!)

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.

«He's an enormously respected voice in Albany because people on both sides of the aisle will listen to what he has to say,» Giuliani said at Padavan's campaign office on Bell Boulevard in Bayside.

«In a time when national leaders fail to value our environment and what it means for our health and our economy, it is all the more important that New York leaders (from both sides of the aisle) work together to demonstrate true green leadership,» write the Environmental Advocates of New York and the Long Island Pine Barrens Society.

State Sen. Andrew Lanza (R - Staten Island): Lanza holds what is basically an Islandwide seat and has allies on both sides of the aisle.

In the last week or so, lawmakers on both sides of the aisle have clashed over what they'd like to see in the gun safety proposals.

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.»

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.

«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.

«There's votes on both sides of the aisle, and I think what you're getting is politicking,» said Kolb.

He knows how to work with both sides of the aisle and to get something done, that's what must be done.

We wanted to have our colleagues in the House and Senate on both sides of the aisle to hear what is in our budget.»

«I'll tell you what I'm disturbed about, and that is the process of bringing legislators back — both sides of the aisle, the Senate and the Assembly — without an agreed - upon work agenda,» Sen. Jim Tedisco, R - Glenville, said before voting no.

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.»

«I think it's clear that on both sides of the aisle, people are seeking new leadership, and I'm going to be looking for someone who best represents my district and what we care about here.

The word «disloyal» has now been added to the Lexicon of Dread, as party bosses on both sides of the aisle wield it to force free thinking patriots who identify with one or the other party to toe their lines... even if what they see violates every traditional party tenet.

Congress members from both sides of the aisle are calling for a national strategy to confront the dementia «tsunami» but let's be real about what to expect

There's good news for reformers on the Democratic side of the aisle too, what with the teachers unions» terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day signaling their waning influence.

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.

Too many political figures on both sides of the aisle are in positions to play disastrous havoc with education when they truly have absolutely no idea how schools work, how teacher - student interaction works, or any other aspect of what is arguably the society's most important responsibility.

But lawmakers on both sides of the aisle cautioned that knowing how to teach is just as important as knowing what to teach, and emphasized the importance of adequate clinical experiences before becoming teachers of record.

After three days of debate, the consideration of 57 amendments, and ample compromise from both sides of the aisle, the committee reached a consensus on what it believes is the best way to move education policy forward, away from the long outdated policies of No Child Left Behind (NCLB).

Members of Congress from both sides of the aisle are demanding answers about what Amazon will be doing with the user data passing through its servers — even if it is in the name of improving user experience on the Kindle FIre.

I had a conversation, Congressman, with the leadership on both sides of the aisle yesterday, and I was encouraged by what I heard.

US politicians seem to be ignoring the HUGE government budget deficit and national debt (on both sides of the aisle they spout rhetoric but no one seems able to find a compromise — and isn't that what leadership is really about?)

The kids from both sides of the aisle will start to play with him, and then the parents come over to see what the kids are up to.

I plan to work with colleagues on both sides of the aisle in the committee to determine how we can craft a workable legislative proposal to achieve what the president has set out as his goal.

In any case, Pickens can't even bring anybody on his side of the aisle to support renewables, which he believes in, so I can't imagine how he could bring in any conservative support on climate legislation, which he doesn't believe in (see Pickens: «You don't want to turn it over to the greenies, or what'll happen is they'll want to shut down every coal plant»).

I have no reason to doubt that opinions on both sides of the aisle are sincere, and that the vast majority want to do what is right.

She quotes bloggers on either side of the aisle (veiled v. unveiled) and wants to know what you think here.

I really don't want to get into a mosh pit of donkeys and elephants here, but I will say that I enjoyed the heck out of the comments on Ann Althouse's column this a.m.. Here's what her reader Pogo said about Kerry, and it's a strong echo of what I'm reading elsewhere from bloggers on multiple sides of the aisle (albeit varying degrees of angst and joy):

Following reports that a data analytics firm that worked with President Trump's campaign obtained Facebook data about millions of U.S. voters without their authorization, members of Congress from both sides of the aisle are seeking answers from the social media giant and questioning what effect the firm's use of the data may have had on the 2016 campaign.

The interest in getting more information on how these companies left the doors open for voter manipulation across both sides of the aisle gets to the heart of why Russian election meddling is so troubling: If powerful foreign adversaries are working to sway American voters, it doesn't matter what team you're on.