Sentence examples for obstructionism over from inspiring English sources

"Due to Republican obstructionism, over 48,000 unemployed Hoosiers have already lost their unemployment benefits," the Democratic statement said.

It would, for example, shift financing for victims' services to the Justice Department from the Department of Health and Human Services, which is far better-suited for the job but has been a recent source of Republican obstructionism over contraception and health insurance.

Republicans = sheer political obstructionism" over and over and over again.

candidly recognized that his party's obstructionism over the nomination was more about politics than anything else.

Last week, Alito's predecessor in his seat, the retired Sandra Day O'Connor, expressly disagreed with Republican obstructionism over a Scalia replacement.

In two major speeches this week, President Obama sharpened the contrast with the GOP's obstructionism over the economy with his proposals to spend $50 billion on infrastructure and provide as much as $130 billion in tax cuts and write-offs for businesses on top of a $30 billion small business lending bill stalled in the Senate. .

In theory, we could go through the cycle of mendacity, demagoguery and obstructionism all over again.

Or, he can say to America: "I tried my hardest to get some Republicans on board with us, but the time for sheer obstructionism is over -- we are going to pass a bill without their help, and they can vote for it or explain their vote to their constituents next year at the ballot box".

The move has spurred a series of recriminations from Democratic officials who see it as yet another instance of over-the-top obstructionism of the president's agenda.

Reid has been driven to the point of threatening to change the Senate's rules because of the naked obstructionism exhibited by Republicans over nominees to federal boards and agencies that they don't particularly like.

Obstructionism had worked for them over the last two years and more was expected.