Meanings of partisan bickering in English

But even the committee vote had fallen victim to partisan bickering.

Bayh said he was fed up with partisan bickering in Washington.

There is bound to be another storm ahead as markets react to the partisan bickering.

The Obama administration's push for U.S. immigration reform has stalled in Congress amid partisan bickering.

He said it could set concrete targets and hopefully help remove the partisan bickering from the debate.

Negotiations for more assistance have been hampered by partisan bickering ahead of the Nov. 3 presidential election.

Lawmakers from both sides of the aisle briefly set aside partisan bickering to praise the outgoing Abbott.

The dueling votes highlight the partisan bickering on Capitol Hill, which has reached fever pitch three months before the elections.

Voinovich, among the few Republicans willing to work with Democrats on this issue, doesn't expect the partisan bickering to let up.

The effort had foundered in June after late partisan bickering undercut what had seemed a good chance for the bill's success.

The Senate passed the measure last week when it became clear the jobs bill was faltering amid partisan bickering over its cost.

And our political system so often has seemed paralyzed by special interest groups, by partisan bickering, and by the sheer complexity of our problems.

With elections just two weeks away, committee Chairman Barney Frank, a Massachusetts Democrat, urged members to look forward to 2009, but some partisan bickering erupted.

Before going home on summer recess, lawmakers were discussing a $1.1 billion measure, but the bill stalled amid partisan bickering.

Partisan bickering has already ensued over the merits of impeaching a President for lying about a consensual sexual affair.

"How am I to distinguish this from the partisan bickering that goes on in the capital?" Ignetha Foral asked.