These four, and some others, compose our democracy's only long-term elected class.
They'll also have to work long term on electing a more progressive Congress.
He said his first priority was to secure a referendum "yes" for the EU's Nice treaty on enlargement, which voters rejected last year.See article: Ireland's old-look new governmentGermany's chancellor, Gerhard Schröder, dribbled cold water on a notion that the EU's Council of Ministers should have a long-term elected head.
These two pols, long-term elected officials, have voted for policies: Gramm/Leach/Bliley, Commodity Futures Modernization Act, Medicare Part D, ad infinitum that have caused pain and suffering for millions of Americans.
There are real long term solutions, if only our elected officials would support decisive action.
"We think the parks department needs a separate discretionary budget for these smaller projects so that it can plan over the long term without being reliant on elected officials," she said.
He served continuously as Premier of South Australia from 5 November 1938 to 10 March 1965, the longest term of any elected government leader in the history of Australia.
Can you find out how long they have been in parliament, how long their elected term is, what their policies are, and what committees, etc. they belong to?
Second, we have maintained for years -– to our members, the media and elected officials –- that long term solvency is key to protecting and strengthening Social Security for all generations, and we have urged elected officials in Washington to address the program's long-term challenges in a way that's fair for all generations.
To free senators from threat of de-selection and ensure independence from party whips, they would be elected for long terms and could not be re-elected.
This would be a bad idea because permanent tax breaks are hard to eliminate once enacted, and it is not clear that we can afford more tax giveaways over the long term, especially if the president-elect is serious about other campaign promises to expand access to health care and invest more in infrastructure and green technology".
