Sentences with phrase «congressional committee leaders»

Not exact matches

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and Sen. Mark Warner, the vice chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, also released statements on Monday warning of congressional action if Trump were to fire Mueller.

Lamb also made considerable efforts to distance himself from House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, a popular punching bag for the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC).

Those votes highlighted the fervent free - market ideology that has made Hensarling, now chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, the proud leader of the drive by congressional Republicans to roll back tougher federal oversight of the financial system.

Sen. Orrin Hatch, R - Utah, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, said in a statement that «it is concerning the administration is moving forward with this rule after little to no consultation with congressional tax leaders.

Through contracts with the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee and the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, those consultants arranged meetings between Democratic candidates and office holders with influential religious leaders in different parts of the county.

Religious leaders, community members and activists took to the streets Sunday in New York to protest upcoming congressional hearings, convened by House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Peter King, on «the radicalization of American Muslims.»

The political action committee for Abbott Laboratories, the maker of U.S. market leader Similac, spent more than $ 1.5 million in contributions to federal and congressional candidates during the last election cycle, according to the Center for Responsive Politics, a Washington - based watchdog of campaign contributions.

Outagamie County Executive Tom Nelson, who served as the former Democratic Assembly leader, announced his candidacy this month and the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee has designated the race as «an emerging race» as part of its Red to Blue program.

WBFO's Eileen Buckley caught up with a Western New York Congressional leader who is a ranking member of the counter-terrorism intelligence committee.

John Faso, a former Assembly minory leader and the 2006 GOP gubernatorial nominee, has launched a new 527 committee for this campaign cycle — also known as a Super PAC — that will focus on raising cash to assist Republican congressional candidates around the state.

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi has met with five possible contenders to run the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee in 2016, according to her office, though she has not decided whom she will ultimately select.

Outgoing Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid reached out to Rosen, and Rosen has met with the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee in Washington, D.C., which is excited about her candidacy and her ability to raise money.

Right - wing billionaires are going all out to buy Republicans this election,» read a Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee email last week signed by House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi.

Updated 4:47 p.m. In a shock to her caucus, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi selected Rep. Ben Ray Luján of New Mexico as chairman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee for the 2016 cycle.

Congressional leaders from the Intelligence Committees of both chambers have also strongly spoken out against the proposal, and a group of seven House Republican committee chairmen sent a letter of opposition to their colleagues on Tuesday.

The National Republican Congressional Committee is asking its supporters to propose messages to House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi that the committee plans to display on a mobile billboard to be driven around the speaker's San FranciscCommittee is asking its supporters to propose messages to House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi that the committee plans to display on a mobile billboard to be driven around the speaker's San Francisccommittee plans to display on a mobile billboard to be driven around the speaker's San Francisco office.

Conservative groups including the Family Research Council and National Organization for Marriage fired off a letter last week to Boehner, National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) Chairman Greg Walden (Ore.) and Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnellAddison (Mitch) Mitchell McConnellGOP lawmakers want Trump to stop bashing Congress Parkland father calls out Trump, McConnell, Ryan after Santa Fe shooting Overnight Finance: House rejects farm bill in conservative revolt NAFTA deal remains elusive as talks drag on Dodd - Frank rollback set for House vote MORE (Ky.) chiding them for backing DeMaio and Tisei, as well as Senate hopeful Monica Wehby (Ore.), who supports gay marriage.

Off topic question topics included whether the mayor and his wife have smoked marijuana inside Gracie Mansion, a Daily News call for the mayor to «accept responsibility for inflaming the police», whether the mayor believes he should apologize for comments on the police, whether the Democratic National Committee has expressed concerns about current mayoral / police friction as it considers Brooklyn as a site for the 2016 Democratic Convention, whether the mayor supports the recent Cuomo / Christie veto of legislation on the Port Authority, a pending state legislative bill on police disability pensions, the expected special election in the 11th Congressional District, whether the mayor believes there is a police slowdown, the dismay of the recently shot and wounded police officers at Mayor de Blasio's hospital visit, the possible change in the Staten Island Chuck / Groundhog Day ceremony, the meeting today between Police Commissioner Bratton and union leaders and how Mayor de Blasio envisions the current mayoral / police friction ending.

After Deacon, D - Syracuse, won the Democratic primary last week, the National Republican Congressional Committee criticized her for accepting donations from House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi.

The race drew national attention in March, when Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee operative Tim Persico met with a local Democratic leader to ask if he thought Susan Wild or Greg Edwards, two other candidates in the race, would be willing to drop out and run for state Senate, a proposition they both rejected.

Set to testify to the Senate Labor Committee, which is chaired by potential congressional candidate Jack Martins, include labor leaders like George Gresham, the 1199 SEIU president who is leading the $ 15 minimum wage campaign named in honor of the late Gov. Mario Cuomo.

Former Syracuse Common Council member Rick Guy met Wednesday in Washington with leaders of the National Republican Congressional Committee, the campaign arm of House Republicans.

Tom Dadey, chairman of the Onondaga County Republican Committee, said he has been in regular contact with NRCC leaders and suggested that Mahoney, Antonacci and Buerkle would make good candidates for the congressional seat.

The local Republican leaders picked the state assemblywoman, who was also backed by the National Republican Congressional Committee and the Republican National Committee because they felt her moderate views would appeal to centrist Republicans, independents, and even some Democrats.

The local Republican leaders picked the state assemblywoman, who is also backed by the National Republican Congressional Committee and the Republican National Committee, because they felt her moderate views would appeal to centrist Republicans, independents, and even some Democrats.

But Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee leaders remain convinced she is their best candidate in November.

The issue of which borough has a «majority» stake in a given congressional seat is important because that traditionally determines which county committee (and, by extension, county leader) gets to play a decisive role picking the party nominee for that seat in special elections.

[63] RNC Chairman Michael S. Steele questioned party leaders in upstate New York for using a committee process to select a congressional candidate.

Conversely, the House Democratic leader selects the chairman for the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee.

The statement by Israel, chairman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, echoed criticism by House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi earlier in the week, in which she said race was a factor in how Republicans responded to President Barack Obama's administration.

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of Calif. pauses during an election day news conference at the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Headquarters in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2016.

The National Republican Congressional Committee brought their Congressional big guns into the district for fundraisers, including House Speaker John Boehner and House Majority Leader Eric Cantor and released web ads criticizing the records of Hochul and Davis.

Top photo: House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of California pauses during an Election Day news conference at the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Headquarters in Washington, on Nov. 8, 2016.

The National Republican Congressional Committee sent a release to 20 Democratic districts, calling on House members to stand up to their party and urge their leaders to propose a balanced budget.

Seeking to capitalize financially on the increased national visibility of former House majority leader Tom DeLay, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee is joining forces with DeLay's likely Democratic opponent in Texas's 22nd District to raise money from national donors.

The National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) today released the following joint statement from House Republican Leader John Boehner, House Republican Whip Eric Cantor, and NRCC Chairman Pete Sessions regarding the the special election in New York's 23rd Congressional District: «As the House stands on the cusp of the forthcoming vote on a trillion - dollar healthcare reform measure, it is vital that we unify behind a candidate that will support reining in massive government spending and work with Republicans in Congress to restore fiscal sanity and propose thoughtful measures to get our nation's economy on the right track.

After an outright demand that he quit from House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi, Democratic National Chairwoman Debbi Wasserman Schultz and Steve Israel, the head of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, he had a change of heart.

During this time, Latham has received campaign contributions from the top three House leaders implicated in the cover - up: Speaker Dennis Hastert, ($ 21,000) Majority Leader John Boehner, ($ 22,000) and National Republican Congressional Committee Chair Tom Reynolds ($ 15,000).

Mr. Gianforte's behavior, at his campaign headquarters Wednesday night, was either «outrageous,» as Nancy Pelosi, the Democratic House minority leader, put it, or «totally out of character» — the tempered assessment from Representative Steve Stivers, chairman of the National Republican Congressional Committee.

Meeks, who serves as chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus Political Action Committee, said the party could use more young leaders.

A leader for the group Indivisible, which has partnered with a number of liberal groups around the United States for town hall events since last year, slammed the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Thursday on Facebook for endorsing one candidate over other Democratic candidates in the primary.

Within days, congressional leaders will appoint members of the House and Senate to a special conference committee to meld two bills into one.

Alexander said he passed information that Foley had appeared overly friendly first to Majority Leader John Boehner, and later to Reynolds, chairman of the National Republican Congressional Committee.

Kihuen told ABC News that House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D., Calif.), as well as Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Chairman Rep. Ben Ray Lujan (N.M.), knew about the allegations last year and did nothing.

The former chairman of the Democratic Campaign Congressional Committee is now the ranking Democrat on the House Budget Committee, and a favorite of officials like House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (the latter of whom endorsed him shortly after he entered the race).

A screen shot from a new Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee ad labeling Republican congressional candidate John Katko a «yes man» for House Speaker John Boehner andCongressional Campaign Committee ad labeling Republican congressional candidate John Katko a «yes man» for House Speaker John Boehner andcongressional candidate John Katko a «yes man» for House Speaker John Boehner and GOP leaders.

The National Republican Congressional Committee questioned Democratic challenger Colleen Deacon's independence Thursday after The Citizen reported she received $ 7,000 from House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi's campaign and political action cCommittee questioned Democratic challenger Colleen Deacon's independence Thursday after The Citizen reported she received $ 7,000 from House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi's campaign and political action committeecommittee.

«When Leader John Boehner, Paul Ryan and House Republican leaders put privatizing Social Security and dismantling Medicare into their budget they drew a bright line: House Republicans fight for Wall Street, while Democrats fight for seniors who've worked hard and played by the rules,» said Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee communications director Jen Crider.

Ken Spain, communications director of the National Republican Congressional Committee, called Hoffman the «candidate best positioned and suited to protect Fort Drum and continue the legacy of John McHugh», adding that House Republican leaders have promised Hoffman a seat on the House Armed Services Committee.

Tom DeLay a Boon to Both Democrats and GOP «Seeking to capitalize financially on the increased national visibility of former House majority leader Tom DeLay, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee is joining forces with DeLay's likely Democratic opponent in Texas's 22nd District to raise money from national donors.»