Sentences with phrase «majority leader tom»

I first really understood the secret power of the early 2000s political blogosphere in February 2005, when Josh Marshall was hot in pursuit of then - Majority Leader Tom DeLay.

Upon hearing the news that Sen. Majority Leader Tom DeLay was indicted, Norm Pattis both asked — and answered — why DeLay waived the statute of limitations.

Former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle (SD) gets in to take a spin.

Majority leader Tom DeLay (R - TX) delivered an impassioned speech, saying that «we can not use U.S. taxpayer dollars to destroy» embryos.

Skelos» Deputy Majority leader Tom Libous of Binghamton is under indictment, and out of the running.

Golden's bill, which will be submitted to the Senate Judiciary Committee, is co-sponsored by Deputy Majority Leader Tom Libous of Binghamton and Bronx Democrat Ruben Diaz Sr., a Pentecostal minister who has been the chamber's most vocal opponent of same - sex marriage.

State Senate Deputy Majority Leader Tom Libous, the second - ranking Republican in the Senate, has been indicted on a single count of lying to the FBI, according to a court document unsealed today.

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.»

At the same time, even though former House Majority Leader Tom (the Hammer) DeLay got hammered and officially ended his bid to regain his leadership post last week, the Texas and Washington parts of the DeLay corruption scandal are likely only to grow and spread.

He is the highest - ranking Republican lawmaker to raise questions, albeit faintly, about embattled House Majority Leader Tom DeLay.

He won convictions of state Sen. Malcolm Smith (D - Queens) and former Deputy Senate Majority Leader Tom Libous (R - Binghamton).

Since then, Gallo has inveighed against alleged «party elites» and accused fellow elected officials — including Assemblyman Kevin Cahill, Common Council President James Noble, former council majority leader Tom Hoffay and current Council Majority Leader Matt Dunn — of forming a «shadow government» to thwart his policies and eventually unseat him.

Sal Albanese said that the City gay rights bill was bottled up by then - Majority Leader Tom Cuite who prevented it from coming out of the General Welfare Committee — except once in 1974 when it became the first bill in the history of the Council to clear committee and lose on the floor.

The decision is a «tremendous blow» to the Southern Tier, said deputy Senate majority leader Tom Libous of Binghamton.

Former House majority leader Tom DeLay, the Texan architect of Republican power in Congress, was convicted Wednesday of illegally plotting to funnel corporate contributions to home - state legislative candidates in 2002.

Among Latham's biggest contributors and former close allies in the house is former Majority Leader Tom DeLay, ($ 26,085) who had to leave Congress in disgrace and is awaiting trial.

Deputy Senate Majority Leader Tom Libous phoned in to Fred Dicker's Talk - 1300 radio show saying that the majority will likely be retained, but noted that his candidates face multiple problems.

Last year Council Majority Leader Tom Hoffay (D - Ward 2) criticized Fuentes for developing a plan to distribute over $ 100,000 in entitlement funds left over from earlier grants without placing it before the council.

Washington (CNN)- The long - running federal criminal investigation of former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay has been closed, and no charges will be brought, DeLay said Monday.

The most recent exception to this rule came when Majority Leader Tom DeLay generally overshadowed Speaker Dennis Hastert from 2003 to 2006.

Under indictment and amid a swirl of ethics investigations, former House majority leader Tom DeLay (Tex.) resigned from Congress earlier this year, forcing Republicans to mount a long - shot write - in campaign for their chosen candidate.

Deputy Majority Leader Tom Libous — who is under indictment for lying to federal agents — is currently convalescing from cancer surgery, leaving the GOP in a seemingly vulnerable spot.

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.

Former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay (Texas) is currently under indictment for allegedly violating state campaign finance laws.

Three incumbents, veteran Bob Senor and Majority Leader Tom Hoffay, both Democrats, and first - term Republican Nate Horowitz have announced they won't run.

Deputy Senate Majority Leader Tom Libous speaks to reporters about proposals to change redistricting laws at the Capitol, Tuesday morning, March 1, 2011.

Earlier in the week, Binghamton State Senator and Deputy Majority Leader Tom Libous was convicted in a White Plains courtroom of making false statements to federal agents.

Federal prosecutors said the son of Senate Deputy Majority Leader Tom Libous should go to prison for underreporting his income, accusing him of failing to fully repay the IRS and «tampering» with a urine sample used in a drug test.

Former US House Majority Leader Tom DeLay has been sentenced to three years in prison after being convicted last year of money laundering and conspiracy to commit money laundering.

[A relative unknown outside Southern Tier political circles — Broome County Undersheriff Fred Akshar, the Broome County GOP s secretary — is running for the state Senate seat vacated by former Deputy Majority Leader Tom Libous.]

Deputy Senate Majority Leader Tom Libous on whether Sen. Roy McDonald will run on the Independence Party line in November — with Cuomo's «full support»: «There have been a lot of conversations... In the next 24 hours things will sort out.»

The No. 2 Senate Republican, Deputy Majority Leader Tom Libous, sees it as «fairness» — a word practically copyrighted by Democrats.

To help make the coalition work, the governor regularly spoke (by phone and in person) with GOP deputy majority leader Tom Libous, who was effectively Cuomo's go - to person in the Republican Senate conference.

Recently, it was leaked that the commission was investigating a complaint about the second most powerful Senator in the Majority Republican conference, Deputy Majority Leader Tom Libous, over allegations that surfaced in an unrelated corruption trial.

Cuomo also side - stepped a question about whether Deputy Senate Majority Leader Tom Libous, a Binghamton Republican who just so happened to be standing right behind the governor while he chatted with reporters, should keep his 2010 campaign pledge to former NYC Mayor Ed Koch and support redistricting reform.

Murray garnered lots of attention for the group by having them run an ad, made by Warfield, attacking the prosecutor who was going after arch-conservative former House majority leader Tom Delay on money - laundering charges.

But council Majority Leader Tom Hoffay said that he was confident of the six votes necessary to override a veto.

Council Majority Leader Tom Hoffay (D - Ward 2) said he had no problem with any of Gallo's appointments, or what he called the routine practice of placing campaign supporters in city jobs.

It was those nasty lying, ugly rumor - mongers on the other side, he said, people like former mayor Jim Sottile and former Common Council majority leader Tom Hoffay, Assemblyman Kevin Cahill and various and sundry «cronies.»

Common Council Majority Leader Tom Hoffay (D - Ward 2) has been a particular target of Gallo's wrath.

There was former Common Council majority leader Tom Hoffay, a frequent target of Gallo's ire during the mayor's first two years in office, and Hoffay's successor, Matt Dunn, who Gallo has accused of leading a bloc on the council to thwart his policies.

(CNN)- Former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle will be announced as President - elect Barack Obama's nominee for Health and Human Services Secretary Thursday, according to a Democratic source.

Backed by county Democratic Chairman Frank Cardinale, Common Council Majority Leader Tom Hoffay, Board of Education Trustee the Rev. James Childs and former alderman Charlie Landi and others, Cecilia Tkaczyk announces her run for state Senate on the county courthouse steps Tuesday.

ALBANY — A relative unknown outside Southern Tier political circles is running as a Republican for the state Senate seat vacated by former Deputy Majority Leader Tom Libous.

The aide said the team also met with Obama in Chicago on Thursday, the same day the president - elect picked former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle for two important roles - secretary of Health and Human Services and director of the White House Office of Health Reform.

CHICAGO, Illinois (CNN)- President - elect Barack Obama picked former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle for two important roles Thursday - secretary of Health and Human Services and director of the White House Office of Health Reform.

A federal appeals court has agreed to move up a hearing on former House Majority Leader Tom Delay's ballot status to July 31.

Outgoing Binghamton Mayor Matthew Ryan said he would not run for state Senate, but instead today announced he was filing a complaint with the Joint Commission on Public Ethics against the man he considered unseating, Deputy Senate Majority Leader Tom Libous.

House Majority Leader Tom Ritter of Hartford says he hopes their support will give rank - and - file lawmakers political «cover»» to back the concept in an election year.

Deputy Majority Leader Tom Libous said that the same - sex marriage issue will now be discussed Friday, postponing a determination on whether it would be brought to the floor for a vote.