The result is the agency has found it necessary to gain the support of diverse constituencies.
Whether you agree with him ideologically or not, even his harshest critics praise his efforts at representing his diverse constituencies.
"But to be a senator and represent the entire state, Menendez will have to broaden his appeal, reach out to more diverse constituencies and mend some fences".
But the Senate is a different place, where members have larger and more diverse constituencies, where independence and individualism are exalted.
Either way, since Congress must eventually approve any legalization plan, lawmakers would most likely broaden it to reflect their diverse constituencies.
"Shareholders comprise many diverse constituencies, each with its own objectives, that rarely if ever speak with a common voice," he writes.
To tackle the issue, the Connecticut Invasive Plants Council was established in 2003, a committee of nine members representing diverse constituencies.
But given the diverse constituencies that need to come together to get a deal done, perhaps a smaller deal is more likely than a bigger one.
We get the sense of a crafty character who had a flair for satisfying diverse constituencies without becoming captive to any of them.
Environmental management in such places can succeed when there's sustained scientific monitoring and engagement of diverse constituencies, I said, creating "zones of compromise, adaptability, and complexity".
Individually, these and other steps taken by the administration and Democratic legislators to build support among diverse constituencies have varying degrees of popular support.
