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The President will go to China, not to question the Chinese red lines – notably the refusal to condemn Russia – but to find a space to be able to carry initiatives that have a useful effect for the benefit of the Ukrainian population, and then create a way to identify a solution to this war in the medium term. – An Elysee source on Friday	Found on CNN 1 year ago
However, the tides are changing, this Committee will no longer tolerate receiving these critical updates 20 days into the month and we will no longer tolerate this refusal to enforce law and order at the border. We look forward to having Secretary Mayorkas before the Committee soon to provide answers and accountability for the significant threat these border security policies have had on our homeland security posture. – Mark Green	Found on FOX News 1 year ago
The refusal by the New York State Democratic Party to tackle the issues of crime and the economy is exactly why our state is leading the country in population loss, hochul and her pathetic henchmen are desperate to distract away from all of the ways they are destroying New York. – Katie Vincentz	Found on FOX News 1 year ago
Their skills are providing emotional support and services, gascon continually puts forth ‘services’ as if he is protecting their ‘rights.’ He is not. He is abandoning their constitutional rights and thinks a band-aid of some type of service like counseling will make up for his refusal to protect their rights. – Deputy District Attorney Julianne Walker	Found on FOX News 1 year ago
I was advised by attorneys that this was necessary in order to preserve the pending legal challenge's longevity, following the former President's refusal to accept the results of the election and allow a peaceful transition of power, my views on this matter have changed significantly from where they were on December 13. – Robert Sinners	Found on CNN 1 year ago
Mehmet Oz chose to serve in the Turkish army over the United States army, these are simple facts, not campaign attacks, and Mehmet Oz refusal to address these legitimate issues demonstrates why Pennsylvanians can't trust him. – United States	Found on CNN 1 year ago
Your murder will not be in vain, and the violence must stop: Enough is enough, you shared with me your worries over the anti-police climate, the refusal to hold criminals accountable, and a woke narrative that only seemed to make things worse, not better. But despite those concerns, Fernando, you always carried on. Because you are Fernando Arroyos. Fernando it is my promise to you that I will continue to wear my badge proudly and continue to protect and serve in your honor. – Rex Ingram	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
We've been patient but our patience is wearing thin and your refusal has cost all of us, this is not about freedom or personal choice. It's about protecting yourself and those around you. – President Biden	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
The Biden Administration’s flat refusal to use funds that have already been set aside by Congress to build the border wall is not only illegal and unconstitutional. It’s also wrong, and it leaves states like Texas and Missouri footing the bill. – Ken Paxton	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
I'm not going to put a specific date on it, but with every passing day and Iran's refusal to engage in good faith, the runway gets shortened. – Antony Blinken	Found on CNN 2 years ago
Pressure on OPEC+ to return supply to the market more rapidly had been growing ahead of today's meeting, we think that their refusal to do so means that the market will remain in a deficit in [the fourth quarter], which suggests that oil prices will remain elevated for at least the remainder of this year. – Capital Economics	Found on CNN 2 years ago
I was becoming frustrated at my inability to explain discrepant results, it culminated on one or two occasions with my refusal to justify the discrepant results to physicians. – Adam Rosendorff	Found on CNN 2 years ago
President Biden has turned his back on Texans living along the border, and FEMA's refusal to declare a federal emergency at the border puts their health, safety, and property at risk, the State of Texas is appealing this detrimental decision by FEMA because the Biden Administration's refusal to solve the crisis at our border has led to a strain on local, state, and federal resources. – Wednesday Abbott	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
My message to unvaccinated Americans is this: what more is there to wait for? What more do you need to see? We have made vaccinations free, safe, convenient. The vaccine is FDA approved. Over 200 million Americans have gotten at least one shot. We have been patient, but our patience is wearing thin, and the refusal has cost all of us. – President Biden	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
We’ve been patient. But our patience is wearing thin, and your refusal has cost all of us. – President Biden	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
Since then, he has lied publicly over and over again in an attempt to walk back his original admission. Realizing his admission was insufficient to quell the public’s growing calls for accountability, he has since resorted to belligerent lies and a Trumpian refusal to stick to a single set of facts, he has also demonstrated a jaw-dropping ignorance of the sexual harassment law he signed into effect — without great fanfare — suggesting that his behavior is fine because he never meant to make women feel uncomfortable. – Debra Katz	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
The coverup continues via refusal to allow WHO access, accept CDC offers to assist, and simply tell the truth of this pandemic’s endemic dangerous, incessant and pernicious injurious traits, which has caused huge injury to the American people and citizens of the world, Chinese citizens included, does anyone sane doubt that? – David Asher	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
It is U.S. law to engage in effective arms control and nonproliferation, not facilitate it via ‘scientific cooperation’ in the name of threat reduction or refusal to engage in effective compliance with Communist countries that openly aim to incorporate synthetic biology into the future of warfare (apparently with our naive material and scientific assistance), we don’t know for certain what happened in Wuhan but we had every reason to investigate and ask questions. – David Asher	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
This intentionally generated opacity makes it harder for our government to move forward, oMB leadership's refusal to fully cooperate impairs our ability to identify opportunities to maximize the relief going out to Americans during the pandemic and it leaves us in the dark as it relates to COVID-related expenditures and critical gaps. – Yohannes Abraham	Found on CNN 3 years ago
We've built a massive organizing program that's having millions of meaningful conversations with voters online, over the phone, and at safe, socially distanced in-person events, in a way that meets them where they're at and respects public health, the proof that our approach is working is in the pudding : Democrats are turning out in record numbers and voters have made clear that they're disgusted by Trump and his campaign's refusal to take this pandemic seriously. – Michael Gwin	Found on CNN 3 years ago
There are two reasons Gitmo is so hard to close. One is the military justice system for the inmates has been a fiasco, which has ground on without resolving all the cases, second, there is a political refusal to accept that closure means releasing the unconvicted somewhere, repatriating others, and moving some inmates to U.S. prisons. – Ben Friedman	Found on FOX News 3 years ago
From the coronavirus pandemic to the rise of right-wing extremism to ongoing election interference, there are urgent threats requiring our attention, mr. Wolf's refusal to testify -- thereby evading congressional oversight at this critical time -- is especially troubling given the serious matters facing the Department and the Nation. – Chairman Thompson	Found on CNN 3 years ago
This is the single largest public health failure in the modern history of the United States, certainly, in the last hundred years, and it happened because of the refusal by the White House to launch a national campaign and a national strategy against the virus. So it's beyond upsetting. – Peter Hotez	Found on CNN 3 years ago
And it happened because of the refusal by the White House to launch a national campaign and a national strategy against the virus. So it's beyond upsetting. – Peter Hotez	Found on CNN 3 years ago

The President will go to China, not to question the Chinese red lines – notably the refusal to condemn Russia – but to find a space to be able to carry initiatives that have a useful effect for the benefit of the Ukrainian population, and then create a way to identify a solution to this war in the medium term.

– An Elysee source on Friday

Found on CNN
1 year ago

However, the tides are changing, this Committee will no longer tolerate receiving these critical updates 20 days into the month and we will no longer tolerate this refusal to enforce law and order at the border. We look forward to having Secretary Mayorkas before the Committee soon to provide answers and accountability for the significant threat these border security policies have had on our homeland security posture.

– Mark Green

Found on FOX News
1 year ago

The refusal by the New York State Democratic Party to tackle the issues of crime and the economy is exactly why our state is leading the country in population loss, hochul and her pathetic henchmen are desperate to distract away from all of the ways they are destroying New York.

– Katie Vincentz

Found on FOX News
1 year ago

Their skills are providing emotional support and services, gascon continually puts forth ‘services’ as if he is protecting their ‘rights.’ He is not. He is abandoning their constitutional rights and thinks a band-aid of some type of service like counseling will make up for his refusal to protect their rights.

– Deputy District Attorney Julianne Walker

Found on FOX News
1 year ago

I was advised by attorneys that this was necessary in order to preserve the pending legal challenge's longevity, following the former President's refusal to accept the results of the election and allow a peaceful transition of power, my views on this matter have changed significantly from where they were on December 13.

– Robert Sinners

Found on CNN
1 year ago

Mehmet Oz chose to serve in the Turkish army over the United States army, these are simple facts, not campaign attacks, and Mehmet Oz refusal to address these legitimate issues demonstrates why Pennsylvanians can't trust him.

– United States

Found on CNN
1 year ago

Your murder will not be in vain, and the violence must stop: Enough is enough, you shared with me your worries over the anti-police climate, the refusal to hold criminals accountable, and a woke narrative that only seemed to make things worse, not better. But despite those concerns, Fernando, you always carried on. Because you are Fernando Arroyos. Fernando it is my promise to you that I will continue to wear my badge proudly and continue to protect and serve in your honor.

– Rex Ingram

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

We've been patient but our patience is wearing thin and your refusal has cost all of us, this is not about freedom or personal choice. It's about protecting yourself and those around you.

– President Biden

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

The Biden Administration’s flat refusal to use funds that have already been set aside by Congress to build the border wall is not only illegal and unconstitutional. It’s also wrong, and it leaves states like Texas and Missouri footing the bill.

– Ken Paxton

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

I'm not going to put a specific date on it, but with every passing day and Iran's refusal to engage in good faith, the runway gets shortened.

– Antony Blinken

Found on CNN
2 years ago

Pressure on OPEC+ to return supply to the market more rapidly had been growing ahead of today's meeting, we think that their refusal to do so means that the market will remain in a deficit in [the fourth quarter], which suggests that oil prices will remain elevated for at least the remainder of this year.

– Capital Economics

Found on CNN
2 years ago

I was becoming frustrated at my inability to explain discrepant results, it culminated on one or two occasions with my refusal to justify the discrepant results to physicians.

– Adam Rosendorff

Found on CNN
2 years ago

President Biden has turned his back on Texans living along the border, and FEMA's refusal to declare a federal emergency at the border puts their health, safety, and property at risk, the State of Texas is appealing this detrimental decision by FEMA because the Biden Administration's refusal to solve the crisis at our border has led to a strain on local, state, and federal resources.

– Wednesday Abbott

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

My message to unvaccinated Americans is this: what more is there to wait for? What more do you need to see? We have made vaccinations free, safe, convenient. The vaccine is FDA approved. Over 200 million Americans have gotten at least one shot. We have been patient, but our patience is wearing thin, and the refusal has cost all of us.

– President Biden

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

We’ve been patient. But our patience is wearing thin, and your refusal has cost all of us.

– President Biden

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

Since then, he has lied publicly over and over again in an attempt to walk back his original admission. Realizing his admission was insufficient to quell the public’s growing calls for accountability, he has since resorted to belligerent lies and a Trumpian refusal to stick to a single set of facts, he has also demonstrated a jaw-dropping ignorance of the sexual harassment law he signed into effect — without great fanfare — suggesting that his behavior is fine because he never meant to make women feel uncomfortable.

– Debra Katz

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

The coverup continues via refusal to allow WHO access, accept CDC offers to assist, and simply tell the truth of this pandemic’s endemic dangerous, incessant and pernicious injurious traits, which has caused huge injury to the American people and citizens of the world, Chinese citizens included, does anyone sane doubt that?

– David Asher

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

It is U.S. law to engage in effective arms control and nonproliferation, not facilitate it via ‘scientific cooperation’ in the name of threat reduction or refusal to engage in effective compliance with Communist countries that openly aim to incorporate synthetic biology into the future of warfare (apparently with our naive material and scientific assistance), we don’t know for certain what happened in Wuhan but we had every reason to investigate and ask questions.

– David Asher

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

This intentionally generated opacity makes it harder for our government to move forward, oMB leadership's refusal to fully cooperate impairs our ability to identify opportunities to maximize the relief going out to Americans during the pandemic and it leaves us in the dark as it relates to COVID-related expenditures and critical gaps.

– Yohannes Abraham

Found on CNN
3 years ago

We've built a massive organizing program that's having millions of meaningful conversations with voters online, over the phone, and at safe, socially distanced in-person events, in a way that meets them where they're at and respects public health, the proof that our approach is working is in the pudding : Democrats are turning out in record numbers and voters have made clear that they're disgusted by Trump and his campaign's refusal to take this pandemic seriously.

– Michael Gwin

Found on CNN
3 years ago

There are two reasons Gitmo is so hard to close. One is the military justice system for the inmates has been a fiasco, which has ground on without resolving all the cases, second, there is a political refusal to accept that closure means releasing the unconvicted somewhere, repatriating others, and moving some inmates to U.S. prisons.

– Ben Friedman

Found on FOX News
3 years ago

From the coronavirus pandemic to the rise of right-wing extremism to ongoing election interference, there are urgent threats requiring our attention, mr. Wolf's refusal to testify -- thereby evading congressional oversight at this critical time -- is especially troubling given the serious matters facing the Department and the Nation.

– Chairman Thompson

Found on CNN
3 years ago

This is the single largest public health failure in the modern history of the United States, certainly, in the last hundred years, and it happened because of the refusal by the White House to launch a national campaign and a national strategy against the virus. So it's beyond upsetting.

– Peter Hotez

Found on CNN
3 years ago

And it happened because of the refusal by the White House to launch a national campaign and a national strategy against the virus. So it's beyond upsetting.

– Peter Hotez

Found on CNN
3 years ago

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