Sentences with phrase «house members faced»

Tenney, a first - term House member facing an election challenge in November from state Assemblyman Anthony Brindisi, D - Utica, has attracted national headlines this year over a series of provocative statements.

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Vladislav Reznik, now the deputy head of the finance committee in Russia's lower house of parliament and a member of the Putin - aligned United Russia Party, faces charges accusing him of giving allies of the criminal organization's alleged leader, Gennady Petrov, positions in the Russian government in exchange for a share of the organization's assets.

In our Member surveys, housing affordability continues to be one of the top issue facing the Greater Vancouver business community.

The face on the TV screen in the small house in the center of Los Angeles often belonged to Lawrence Welk or to a member of the cast of one of the various soap operas.

we already faced and went through what many married couples go through being married for 40 to 50 years such as death of a parent, death of many family members from different things (most deaths they were 20 and 40 yrs old), gun voilence due to an adult not locking the gun away, the victims were 12 years old, a house fire that destroyed just about everything, car accident which resulted in surgery with 2 years unable to work, inlaws, rasing children, ect...)

The other challenge I faced was when we had plans to go out to a friend or family member's house or even just out shopping for the day.

Conyers, 88, and the House's longest - serving sitting member, faces allegations of sexual misconduct by at least four women.

In the housing workshop I was really impressed by how much Jack Dromey's team are listening to party members and the wider community and are developing really promising policies on planning reform, building more homes and tackling the many challenges faced by tenants in the private rented sector.

Texas sports the Republican Party's largest House delegation — it has 25 members — and 14 of those running for re-election face primary challengers.

«As Congress returns to Washington to confront the federal government's significant fiscal challenges, the members of the House of Representatives can not and must not ignore the critical needs still facing New Yorkers, and our entire region, in the wake of Sandy,» said Cuomo.

The vice president was joined by New Hampshire's two Democratic House members, both of whom face challenges at the polls in November.

Clinton then faced Rick Lazio, a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives who represented New York's 2nd congressional district.

West said he considered launching a primary bid for the Republican Senate nomination to face incumbent Democratic Sen. Bill Nelson in the next election, but ultimately decided he would be most effective as a member of the House.

But, in reality, it's not entirely his fault since there some more conservative members are adamant of the bill since they are worried that they might face more conservative challengers in the 2018 House elections.

Democratic Michigan Rep. John Conyers Jr., the longest - serving member of the House, who faces allegations that he sexually harassed former employees, plans to announce today that he will not seek re-election, according to a family member who now plans to run for his seat.

Governor Kashim Shettima of Borno State has waded into the face - off between a former Senate leader, Ali Ndume, and members of the State's House of Assembly.

David Lammy (Lab, impressive) reminds the House of the police beatings members of Stonewall faced and how the Commons ignored it.

WASHINGTON — Central New York's two members of Congress faced immediate backlash Thursday after their votes for the Republican tax bill that passed the House of Representatives.

The rule — which will outlaw all face coverings including ski - masks and helmets — was approved by 132 members of the 150 - seat house.

But when board members of the nonprofit Casabe Housing Development Fund met with Melissa Mark - Viverito, now front - runner for the City Council speakership, they faced a lashing out of left field.

On Wednesday, New York City Comptroller Scott M. Stringer toured the Bronx County Housing Court and held a press availability with members of Community Action for Safe Apartments (CASA) at which he announced that he was supportive of City legislation that would provide attorneys to New Yorkers facing eviction or foreclosures.

New York City Comptroller Scott M. Stringer stands with members of Community Action for Safe Apartments outside of Bronx County Housing Court today to announce his support for City legislation to provide attorneys for New Yorkers facing eviction or foreclosures.

Under the Government proposals, a recall petition would be automatically opened in the constituency of any MP who received a custodial sentence of 12 months or less (MPs who receive longer sentences are already automatically disqualified) or when the House resolved that a member should face recall because of «serious wrongdoing».

In its operation, too, the Canadian Parliament is clearly a Westminstermodel legislature, epitomised by the familiar rectangular chamber in both the House of Commons (308 members) and the Senate (105 members), with parallel rows (though of individual desks, rather than long benches) facing each other in adversarial style.

«I use this opportunity to commend the 360 members of the House for unanimously passing a resolution to work for the unity of Nigeria in the face of daunting challenges and threats by certain groups, who are bent on causing disharmony and dis - unity among Nigerians.

The city's two incumbent state senators, and two of its House members, all Democrats, face challengers.

Examines Public Safety & Other Issues Facing NYCHA The Bronx Public Housing Task Force — made up of Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr., Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark and City Council Members -LSB-...]

In addition to the face - off between Barack Obama and Mitt Romney, New Yorkers will have a chance to vote on about two dozen candidates for the U.S. House of Representatives, one U.S. Senator (Democratic incumbent Kirsten Gillibrand) and 213 members of the New York State legislature.

Members of both houses of the state legislature have faced residency questions, including State Senators Kevin de Leon, Mimi Walters, Jim Nielsen, and Ted Gaines.

Weisbrod has reportedly grown frustrated after facing criticism from local stakeholders and community members regarding the de Blasio administration's affordable housing agenda.

The development, known as Astoria Cove, is viewed as a coup by the de Blasio administration and left - leaning City Council members — a about - face on the part of City Councilmembers occasioned by a 7 percent increase in the amount of affordable housing housing to built — and an agreement to use organized labor during the construction phase, even as speculation builds that the developer, Alma Realty, could flip the property and some activists question whether enough affordable housing will be built.

Speaking to newsmen after the meeting, the Party's spokesman, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, said the APC National Chairman used the opportunity of the meeting to plead with members of the House of Representatives to continue to support the President Muhammadu Buhari administration, even in the face of some of the expressed grievances which may be considered as genuine.

Once a source of national leaders of both political parties, New York state has descended into a bizarre, riveting spectacle of corruption and political debasement, with its governor facing calls to resign as well as new charges of accepting illicit perks and lying under oath, the dean of its congressional delegation giving up his gavel over corruption charges and another House member announcing he won't run again amid allegations of sexual harassment.

And Bushman himself faced some pointed questions about that research from some members of the House spending panel during his 2013 appearance, although he says Wolf «was very supportive.»

Foster says other House members regularly seek him out to discuss technical aspects of issues facing Congress and that party affiliation is no barrier.

Washington — Members of the House and Senate faced a myriad of education - related measures when they returned to work last week following a five - week recess.

We look forward to working with Senate and House members during the upcoming conference committee as they produce a final bill that addresses the challenges faced by schools today and supports the daily efforts of students and educators around the country.

Now those proposals are facing widespread opposition from the same groups who fought the dog law last year: the PVMA, the Pennsylvania Farm Bureau, the Pet Industry Joint Advisory Council, which represents pet stores, the Sportsmen's Alliance, Republican members of the House Agriculture Committee and Sen. Michael Brubaker — chairman of the Senate Agriculture Committee - whose committee created the board to appease the aforementioned groups in 2008.

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Akina, a small independent publishing house, publishes raw and striking photographs of the underground life in Istanbul, by Çağdaş Erdoğan, a member of So Collective who is facing jail for...

On arrival, the Caribbean migrants faced an unwelcome reception from their fellow British citizens, soon creating their own support networks inside community members» houses.

Tomorrow's meeting with House Democrats marks the first time he will be face to face with the committee members haggling over the sticky details of climate legislation.

Wilmington, Vermont firm LineSync Architecture designed this 200 - square - foot tiny house prototype for families who find themselves faced with such a crisis, or for those with immobilized elderly family members who want to age in place, in close proximity to those who can provide loving support.

Black, 63, a Canadian - born member of the British House of Lords renowned for his flamboyant way with words, had faced up to slightly more than 8 years in prison under sentencing guidelines determined earlier Monday by U.S. District Judge Amy J. St. Eve.

On such an afternoon some score of members of the High Court of Chancery bar ought to be... engaged in one of the ten thousand stages of an endless cause, tripping one another up on slippery precedents, groping knee - deep in technicalities, running their goat - hair and horse - hair warded heads against walls of words and making a pretence of equity with serious faces, as players might... between the registrar's red table and the silk gowns, with bills, cross-bills, answers, rejoinders, injunctions, affidavits, issues, references to masters, masters» reports, mountains of costly nonsense, piled before them... This is the Court of Chancery, which has its decaying houses and its blighted lands in every shire, which has its worn - out lunatic in every madhouse and its dead in every churchyard, which has its ruined suitor with his slipshod heels and threadbare dress borrowing and begging through the round of every man's acquaintance, which gives to monied might the means abundantly of wearying out the right, which so exhausts finances, patience, courage, hope, so overthrows the brain and breaks the heart, that there is not an honourable man among its practitioners who would not give — who does not often give — the warning, «Suffer any wrong that can be done you rather than come here!

But when this concern is laid down as a trump card to end debate rather than something to be examined, say, in light of how this differs in significance or scale from tension faced by in - house counsel or by the member of a 4000 lawyer international firm, we are entering «won't somebody please think of the children» territory.

The Facebook CEO will face questioning from the members of the House...

Essential Duties · To welcome and serve all guests in an efficient, courteous and friendly manner whether face to face, on the phone or via email · To handle all guest compliments, comments, observations and complaints in a timely and effective manner, achieving guest satisfaction · To reserve, register and check out guests completely and accurately, following the procedures and policies set up for this process · To utilize proper selling techniques and strategies to maximize room and outlet revenues · To ensure the proactive building of guest history · To process credit card authorizations for each guest upon arrival and as needed during stay · To accurately post charges to group, guest, member and house accounts when necessary · To forward messages to departments with regards to guest requests and expectations and to follow up on requests with the guest via email, phone, radio and / or trace system · To liaise with bellstaff in order to ensure that gift delivery, luggage service, parking and rooming is taken care of in a courteous and timely manner · To ensure the accuracy of billing for each guest · To accurately account for daily bank issuance · To order room drop items and ensure ancilliary charges are scheduled appropriately · Sell, make, process and mail gift certificates · To run nightly audit and separate guest tickets for accounting · To maintain accurate house account excel spreadsheets · To run reports and perform some accounting duties (may include sales reports and statistics, processing and reconciling daily service charge breakdowns, completing billing instructions, etc).

With the unemployment rate being near 10 percent, many couples face the stress of a precarious financial situation.3 Concerns about employment, housing, and providing food and other necessities for family members can lead to many mental health difficulties, such as anxiety and depression.

Keep us informed about the challenges you're facing and contact your members of Congress to reinforce our message that housing and commercial real estate must be among their top priorities.