Sentences with phrase «committee hearing today»

Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Ted Stevens (R - AK) took the nomination of Jane Luxton to be NOAA deputy administrator and possible Climate Change Science Program director off the agenda of a committee hearing today after deciding not to proceed further with... Continue reading →

The Senate Agriculture Committee hearing today on agricultural biotechnology highlighted the overwhelming scientific evidence supporting the safety of foods developed from genetically modified organisms (GMOs) and the tremendous urgency for Congress to pass a national, uniform labeling standard this year.

The parliamentary education committee heard today from eight witnesses about multi-academy trusts (MATs) and their role, size, governance and performance.

CBC is liveblogging and streaming the Industry Committee hearings today.

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To keep sensitive data safe, consider these three tips collected from a House Committee on Small Business hearing today.

Finance Minister Bill Morneau is usually so unflappable, his voice so unmodulated, his black brogues so unscuffed, that it almost came as a relief to hear him sounding more than just exasperated, maybe even a little hot under his well - ironed collar, answering reporters questions after an appearance today before the House finance committee.

«We've heard a lot today about how smaller banks are being smothered by unnecessary regulation, supposedly because of Dodd - Frank rules, like the new mortgage rules that went into effect in the first quarter of 2014,» she said during the second Senate Banking Committee hearing this week on regulatory relief for small banks and credit unions.

«I think, given the extraordinary evidence we've heard so far today, it is absolutely astonishing that Mark Zuckerberg is not prepared to submit himself to questioning in front of a parliamentary or congressional hearing, given these are questions of fundamental importance and concern to his users, as well as to this inquiry,» Damian Collins, the member of parliament heading the UK committee, said earlier on Tuesday.

Today the committee heard from a former CA director, Brittany Kaiser, who suggested CA had in fact been able to obtain information on far more than 87M Facebook users — by the use of a series of additional quiz apps designed to be deployed on Facebook's platform.

Thune chairs the Commerce, Science & Transportation Committee, which is one of several that combined for today's hearing, but he did not indicate whether it would be that or another committee, or another group of them, that will talk to Cambridge Analytica and whichever other companies are deemed to be aliCommittee, which is one of several that combined for today's hearing, but he did not indicate whether it would be that or another committee, or another group of them, that will talk to Cambridge Analytica and whichever other companies are deemed to be alicommittee, or another group of them, that will talk to Cambridge Analytica and whichever other companies are deemed to be alike to it.

«It's ironic that the Committee report should come out in the midst of today's court hearings into the Site C dam, a megaproject approved by the federal and province governments over the objections of First Nations and despite a highly critical environmental assessment.»

David H. Stevens, president and CEO of the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA), testified today before the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs at a hearing titled, «Housing Finance Reform: Essential Elements of a Government Guarantee for Mortgage - Backed Secur

WASHINGTON, D.C. (October 9, 2013)-- E.J. Burke, Chairman - Elect of the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA), testified today before the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs at a hearing titled «Housing Finance Reform: Essential Elements of the Multifamily

WASHINGTON, D.C. (November 5, 2013)-- Bill Cosgrove, CEO of Union Home Mortgage Corp. and Chairman - Elect of the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA), testified today before the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs at a hearing titled, «Housing Finance Reform:

Lindsey Johnson, President and Executive Director of the U.S. Mortgage Insurers (USMI), today issued the following statement on the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, & Urban Affairs» hearing on the nomination of Brian Montgomery for Federal Housing Administration (FHA) Commissioner.

Mr. Chair, committee members, I know that earlier today you held hearings on the government's plan to rewrite the tax rules for private corporations.

Today is one of those moments, because Representative Peter King (R - NY) held a House Homeland Security Committee hearing on Muslim «radicalization» in U.S. prisons.

WASHINGTON, DC — The Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA) issued the following statement today in response to the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee hearing on the Intergovernmental Working Group's Proposed Marketing Guidelines:

The Senate Agriculture Committee will hold its first hearing today on the 2015 Child Nutrition Reauthorization, well ahead of schedule and no doubt in response to the roiling school food debate.

Today, Reinvent Albany, submitted joint testimony with fellow NYC Transparency Working Group member organizations NYPIRG, Citizens Union and Common Cause / NY to the NYC City Council Technology Committee oversight hearing on open data:

Today, Reinvent Albany, submitted joint testimony with fellow NYC Transparency Working Group member organizations NYPIRG, Citizens Union and Common Cause / NY to the NYC City Council Technology Committee oversight hearing on open data: In addition, TWG members BetaNYC and Jessie Braden of Pratt's SAVI provided testimony.

StreetsPAC Executive Director Eric McClure delivered the following testimony at today's City Council Committee on Transportation oversight hearing on Vision Zero progress and needs:

Meredith Kelly with the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) released the following statement following today's contentious hearing:

The NYC Council's transportation committee held an oversight hearing today, looking for solutions to the problems with the city's subway system.

NEW YORK, NY (10/29/2013)(readMedia)-- Today, The Business Council of New York State, Inc. testified at a New York State Senate Education Committee hearing illustrating the need to support Common Core standards, innovative learning models and access to early learning opportunities that will help prepare New York students to meet workforce needs.

Members of the City Council's Finance Committee pressed the de Blasio Administration for more transparency in the proposed $ 77.7 billion budget today, kicking off the first of many hearings on the preliminary budget.

ALBANY, NY (07/25/2012)(readMedia)-- Today, Mario Cilento, president of the 2.5 million member New York State AFL - CIO, provided testimony to a joint hearing of the New York State Assembly Committees on Labor, Energy, and Corporations, Authorities, and Commissions to examine the protocols established by Con Ed to ensure public safety and delivery of services.

Tory MP John Baron, who asked Hammond the urgent question, interrogated foreign secretary William Hague about the changes during a committee hearing earlier today.

Today, we're devoting the roundup to the living wage legislation, which was debated in a City Council Committee hearing yesterday.

The Markets Committee who are meeting today must now hear the concerns of those who care deeply about the Market.»

Westchester County DA Janet DiFiore, Gov. Andrew Cuomo's pick for chief judge of the Court of Appeals, will have her nomination put to a hearing today at the state Capitol, where the Republican - led Senate Judiciary Committee will have the opportunity to question her and examine her credentials before making a recommendation to the full Senate.

Actor Ashton Kutcher, co-founder of Thorn: Digital Defenders of Children, an organization that works to combat human trafficking, testified at the Senate Foreign Relations Committee's Ending Modern Slavery: Building on Success hearing today, during which he blew a kiss to Republican Arizona Sen. John McCain.

The deputy Special Prosecutor - nominee, Cynthia Lamptey, will appear before the Appointments Committee of Parliament, who will assess her suitability for the position, at a public hearing today [Wednesday] May 16, 2018.

At a hearing of the Council's Recovery and Resiliency Committee today, members expressed dismay over the fact that the administration did not seek input from the Council and homeowners before deciding to allocate the money.

BASC submitted a detailed response ahead of today's (WEDNESDAY) Parliamentary hearing for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (EFRA) Committee inquiry into tourism's role in supporting rural growth in England.

After receiving a threatening package in the mail today, Sen. Greg Ball announced the date of his next Homeland Security Committee hearing on post-9 / 11 preparedness.

The Treasury Select Committee will hear evidence today from the Barclays Chairman over the Libor scandal

«Well, wherever he is, Vinny was NOT at today's budget hearing being held by the NYC Council's Committee on Consumer affairs, of which he is a member,» Mr. Prior added.

Higgins introduced the amendment during today's House of Representatives Committee on Homeland Security hearing to markup H.R. 1417, the Border Security results Act of 2013.

ALBANY, NY (03/15/2012)(readMedia)-- Low - income New Yorkers from Community Voices Heard gathered in Albany today to call on the Committee to Save New York to disband and also for Governor Cuomo to fund real jobs.

General News of Wednesday, 16 May 2018 Source: citinewsroom.com Three members of Parliamentary Appointments Committee in a recent session The deputy Special Prosecutor - nominee, Cynthia Lamptey, will appear before the Appointments Committee of Parliament, who will assess her suitability for the position, at a public hearing today May 16, 2018.

Christopher Wray, President Trump's nominee for FBI Director, faces the Senate Judiciary Committee today for his confirmation hearing.

Today, this Committee holds an important hearing to examine the operations of the Department of Justice - the federal agency entrusted with ensuring the fair and impartial administration of justice for all Americans.

«That's why it's so important that we're here today to pass or to hear this legislation in this committee.»

At the resumed hearing today, the prosecution counsel Rotimi Oyedepo, led in evidence one Uchenna Emenalo, younger brother to Emeka Emenalo, the owner of O2 Services Limited, the company that was allegedly used to divert part of the proceeds from the Committee on International Shipping and Ports Security in NIMASA.

Dr. Spencer said the committee will hear a presentation today, Thursday, by county health commissioner Dr. James Tomarken, on finding a way to see the task force through.

Baucus, who plans Finance Committee hearings next month on several issues central to the legislation, opened today's session saying he is willing to support a climate bill, albeit with caveats.

ScienceInsider's Eli Kintisch is live - tweeting today's hearing on Climategate at the House of Commons Science and Technology Committee (see details).

But his pugnacious exchange with lawmakers at a hearing of the House of Representatives Appropriations Committee today is likely to go down as one of his more memorable visits to Capitol Hill.

Today the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources held a confirmation hearing on Majumdar's nomination as undersecretary.