In this task, you are given a sentence in the Romanian language. Your job is to translate the Romanian sentence into the English language.
Example: Un bărbat pune brânză mărunțită pe o pizza.
Example solution: A man is spreading shreded cheese on a pizza.
Example explanation: In the given translation process, the tense of both sentences, quantitative measures, entity name, the polarity of the sentence remains the same.

Problem: Poziția departamentului amenință să-i îndepărteze pe conservatorii sociali, care au oferit un sprijin politic puternic domnului Ashcroft și președintelui Bush.
Solution: The department's position threatens to alienate social conservatives, who have provided strong political support for Mr. Ashcroft and President Bush.