Sentences with phrase «federal politicians in»

Michael was the first person to conduct a parenting seminar to Federal politicians in Parliament House Canberra.

He draws attention to his continued commitment to National Reconciliation and his reliance on truth, universality and human dignity as his guiding principles during his time as a Senator.75 Senator Ridgeway entered the Senate as only Australia's second Indigenous Federal politician in July 1999.

Not exact matches

When federal politicians finally did intervene in health care with the passage of Medicare in 1965, the insurance company model had been developing for decades.

Federal and local politicians engage in finger - pointing, but power is not yet substantially restored.

«There's a bunch of people currently serving time of jail, politicians who engaged in bribery or kickbacks, and were prosecuted under honest services instead of the federal anti-bribery statute,» says Henderson.

The Democratic senator's proposed legislation will face an unlikely road to passage, considering that most lawmakers (including those in the White House) are reluctant to end the drug's federal prohibition, but the bill is still the latest attempt by a prominent politician to update federal marijuana laws at a time when a clear majority of Americans support legalization.

But in this country, he said, federal politicians are acutely aware that big financial institutions have little sympathy among ordinary Canadians.

DENVER — The first report in the Energy Institute's Energy Accountability Series finds that proposals from Hillary Clinton and other politicians to ban oil, gas, and coal production on federal lands and waters would cost America hundreds of thousands of jobs and billions in revenue.

We need a Canadian complement to this innovation lobby, centred on Canadian - domiciled companies selling Canadian ideas globally, to obtain the full commitment of federal politicians and policy - makers to act in ways that support their profitable growth.

It's been my view since circa 2003 that «they» would hold up the system with printed money and credit creation until every last crumb of middle class wealth was swept off the table and into the pockets of those in position to do the sweeping: Corporate America, the very wealthy («wealthy» = enough disposable cash to buy a few politicians and Federal judges) and the political elite — the latter of which are compensated pawns for the first two cohorts.

Despite the day's developments, there was deep skepticism in Washington that anything would change because of the long history of inaction by state and federal politicians after similar mass shootings.

Politicians in question period may work themselves into a lather assigning blame, but the truth of the matter is that today's situation was a result of a decline in economic growth outside any federal finance minister's ability to manipulate the situation.

Despite claims by opposition Wildrose and PC politicians that they would repeal the tax if elected in 2019, a federal carbon tax dictated by Ottawa would likely be imposed in its absence.

Mr. Kenney is a skilled politician, but he would ominously follow in the footsteps of another former federal Conservative cabinet minister, Jim Prentice, who jumped into provincial politics in 2014 before leading the 44 - year old PC government to defeat in May 2015.

Many Wildrose Party and federal Conservative politicians have supported Levant's Rebel website on social media, through online interviews, and participation in rallies and events organized by Levant and his employees.

The Federal Reserve Act set staggered terms for the Federal Reserve Board members (selected by local business and financial leaders, not Washington politicians) so that the President could not «pack the bench» as Jackson had done in 1833 by removing Secretary Duane in favor of Taney.

The fate of the civil rights movement, its leaders recognized, lay in its ability to convince politicians and administrators in the federal government that it was in their interest to enforce the law and defend the Constitution in the South in the face of the massive resistance by politically potent segregationists.

WASHINGTON — Despite ongoing safety concerns from parents, consumer groups and politicians, a chemical used in baby bottles, canned food and other items is not dangerous, federal regulators said Friday.

So, after watching your federal politicians foist upon Amtrak in 1976 a long neglected Northeast Corridor with no continuing funding mechanism to repair and replace deteriorated infrastructure, this now is solely Amtrak's problem?

«As a former federal prosecutor, Todd started his career taking on corrupt politicians from both parties, and we need someone with that independence working to clean up Albany and restore New Yorkers» faith and trust in their state government,» Rice said.

As politician, Romario served as a Federal Legislator for Rio de Janeiro from 2011 before being comfortably elected Senator in 2014, winning 63.4 % of the vote for the Rio de Janeiro seat.

In the wake of another wrenching shooting rampage, and in the absence of any federal action, gun - control advocates, Democratic politicians and others are pointing to the success of states like Connecticut in addressing the spiraling toll of gun violencIn the wake of another wrenching shooting rampage, and in the absence of any federal action, gun - control advocates, Democratic politicians and others are pointing to the success of states like Connecticut in addressing the spiraling toll of gun violencin the absence of any federal action, gun - control advocates, Democratic politicians and others are pointing to the success of states like Connecticut in addressing the spiraling toll of gun violencin addressing the spiraling toll of gun violence.

He stressed, though, that Trump filed a personal financial disclosure form — a legally required document in which federal politicians report their outside income, investments and liabilities in broad ranges.

Prosecutors also filed a similar response this week in federal court to the bail request of another once - powerful, now convicted, New York politician, Dean Skelos.

City Council Watch has previously covered the nexus of Latino politicians, including Espaillat, Melissa Mark - Viverito, and Julissa Ferreras, all of whom in apparent conjunction with their political consultant MirRam Group, wrote letters demanding federal action on Herbalife.

But in the long term, if New York politics start to resemble what has happened at the federal level, New Yorkers will have very different types of leaders and a very different generation of politicians.

Defense attorneys thus far have attacked Singh's credibility as a government witness and sought to use his own words against him — in part by playing secretly made recordings in which Singh says he has no story about politicians to share with federal investigators and Mangano gave him «nothing» for gestures such as hiring Linda Mangano.

Huntley, who pleaded guilty in Brooklyn Federal Court in January to stealing $ 87,000 in state funds from a phony charity, agreed to wear the wire between June and August 2012 to record conversations with seven politicians and two political staffers.

Suffolk voters are smarter than the politicians, they are sick of cross-endorsements that gave us Spota under indictment, politics in law enforcement, Bellone's hand - picked Chief Burke in federal prison, and now they want to buy the DA's race,» Perini said.

Outsiders, however, have frequently viewed these confines of the law as inherently debilitating and responsible for the large role federal prosecutors have taken in investigating New York politicians.

The disgraced former politician, who was removed from the state senate for assaulting his girlfriend and served time in federal prison for fraud, said he's «the candidate of the people, not of the special interest like other candidates in this race.»

The sole politician in the Huntley recordings who isn't the subject of an ongoing federal investigation is Ruben Wills — and it turns out he's the subject of an ongoing state investigation by New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman.

Silver, once one of New York's most powerful politicians, was sentenced in May to 12 years in prison, along with a fine and forfeiture of more than $ 6 million, after a federal jury found him guilty of a host of corruption charges related to two bribery schemes in which he received millions in kickbacks by trading political favors for money.

Sheldon Silver, who held a seemingly intractable grip on power for decades as one of the most feared politicians in New York State, was found guilty on Monday of federal corruption charges, ending a trial that was the capstone of the government's efforts to expose the seamy culture of influence - peddling in Albany.

On Day 4 of deliberations, WNYC Radio is reporting that jurors in Councilman Larry Seabrook «s federal corruption trial asked for more transcripts of testimony from a half dozen witnesses — including the embattled politician's former girlfriend.

Bharara, of course, is the federal prosecutor whose corruption investigations resulted in the convictions of two of New York's most powerful politicians, ex-Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and ex-Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos.

Federal prosecutors sent indicted state politician Sheldon Silver a letter laying out his likely sentence if he pleaded guilty on all corruption charges — but he never responded, they revealed in court Friday.

In their opening statement in the corruption trial of state Senator Dean Skelos on Tuesday, federal prosecutors painted a picture of a powerful politician who abused his office to benefit his son and co-defendant, AdaIn their opening statement in the corruption trial of state Senator Dean Skelos on Tuesday, federal prosecutors painted a picture of a powerful politician who abused his office to benefit his son and co-defendant, Adain the corruption trial of state Senator Dean Skelos on Tuesday, federal prosecutors painted a picture of a powerful politician who abused his office to benefit his son and co-defendant, Adam.

Cody testified in Manhattan federal court that Levy introduced him to Silver, and that the then - powerful politician's first investment with his firm was $ 25,000 in January 2007.

In an unusual occurrence in 2000, for example, the two dominant parties in the state of California cooperatively redrew both state and Federal legislative districts to preserve the status quo, ensuring the electoral safety of the politicians from unpredictable voting by the electoratIn an unusual occurrence in 2000, for example, the two dominant parties in the state of California cooperatively redrew both state and Federal legislative districts to preserve the status quo, ensuring the electoral safety of the politicians from unpredictable voting by the electoratin 2000, for example, the two dominant parties in the state of California cooperatively redrew both state and Federal legislative districts to preserve the status quo, ensuring the electoral safety of the politicians from unpredictable voting by the electoratin the state of California cooperatively redrew both state and Federal legislative districts to preserve the status quo, ensuring the electoral safety of the politicians from unpredictable voting by the electorate.

Sheldon Silver, who for years was one of the most powerful politicians in the state, was «blinded by greed,» Assistant U.S. Attorney Damian Williams said in opening statements at Silver's bribery trial in federal court in Manhattan.

Arlo Devlin - Brown, a veteran federal prosecutor in Manhattan who led a string of prominent Wall Street cases and more recently oversaw the prosecutions of two of New York's most powerful state politicians, is departing for the private sector.

Sheldon Silver, an assemblyman who rose from the Lower East Side of Manhattan to become one of New York State's most powerful politicians, was found guilty on Monday in a federal corruption trial.

The popular Bronx politician, whose father Ruben Diaz, Sr. serves in State Senate, is up for re-election but is seen is a possible challenger to the embattled mayor — whose campaign financing is now the subject of a federal investigation — in 2017.

Former state Senate leader John Sampson became the latest politician to ask for a review of his corruption conviction based on the U.S. Supreme Court's decision last week narrowing federal bribery and «honest services fraud» statutes in the case of former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell.

Skelos, who is the highest elected Republican to hold office in the state, is the latest Albany politician to face federal charges brought on by U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara and his office.

Defense attorneys for former state Sen. Malcolm Smith presented the Queens politician as a well - intentioned victim of F.B.I. entrapment, as cross-examination of the key witness began in Smith's federal corruption trial in White Plains.

Another Albany politician caught in the crosshairs of federal prosecutors.»

A clause in the federal government's subsidy of Starrett City may jeopardize the huge development's affordability if a proposed sale is approved as is, two New York politicians warn.

Former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, who held a seemingly intractable grip on power for decades as one of the most feared politicians in New York, was found guilty on seven federal corruption charges, ending a trial that was the capstone of the government's efforts to expose the seamy culture of influence - peddling in Albany.