So it was quite a snub when 44 Democratic senators including about a dozen who normally support his free-trade agenda voted on May 12th to stall discussion of Trade Promotion Authority (TPA).
But the downvote button could ensure that if objectionable comments rise up and stall discussion, Facebook will know.
In July, after months of stalled discussions, the military abruptly declared that its budget cap was not negotiable, leaving Boeing as the sole bidder.
Although it was unclear exactly why the talks stalled, discussions seemed to be bogged down by questions about breakup fees and the value of Yahoo's Alibaba stake.
In so doing, the mullahs could bind the United States to meaningless, stalling discussions while the regime perfected uranium enrichment, increased the range and accuracy of its ballistic missiles and advanced its nuclear warhead designs.
They first approached Nokia, represented by Ernst & Young, even before the sale process was made public, but they originally could not collectively commit to paying more than $3 billion and that stalled discussions.
Obviously, the Congress is in a fiscal crisis, but your negotiators have stalled discussions about how to raise climate finance through innovative sources like a very small levy on shipping or global financial transactions.
Failing to appreciate experiences that aren't exactly like your own – that is what will stall any discussion, or make you afraid to hit the share button.
And Republicans accused Democrats, who hold enough seats in the House to prevent a quorum, of refusing to come to the floor for about six days over the last three weeks, in part to try to stall the discussion until a Super Bowl crowd was on hand.
Last week, American Axle said that wages were among the issues that had been resolved with the union and that negotiations were stalled on discussions about health care benefits and the company's desire to no longer pay workers a large portion of their salary after laying them off, as the previous contract required.
