Sentences with phrase «minority leader of the house»

In what led to a rowdy session Leo Ogor, the minority leader of the House, who equally sponsored the bill maintained that it will provide immunity for the leadership of the national assembly and, as such, guarantee the independence of the legislature.

The bill would require eight - year caps on leadership posts in the Assembly and Senate — applying to the temporary president of the Senate, speaker of the Assembly and the minority leaders of both houses.

While making the request, the Minority Leader of the house, Hon. Oyebamiji Lagunju requested the assembly to mandate the governor to seek Tinubu's assistance to save the institution.

The motion moved by the Deputy Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, Hon. Chuchu Onyema, was seconded by the Speaker of the Abia State House of Assembly, Hon. Martins Azubuike.

(A) NUMBER AND APPOINTMENT - The Commission shall be composed of 8 members, to be appointed equally by the majority and minority leaders of the Senate and the Speaker and minority leader of the House of Representatives.

Asked to speak on the allegation, Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, Leo Ogor, yesterday said: «First, I will not want to join issues with former President Olusegun Obasanjo.

The committee is made up of the Party Chairman, members of the National Committee, the minority leaders of the House and Senate, party officers, regional chairman, and the chairmen of the standing committees of the party.

The committee is made up of the Party Chairman, members of the National Committee, the minority leaders of the House and Senate, party...

The Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, Leo Ogor has said the initial decision to appoint Ali Modu Sheriff as the National Chairman of the...

The Senate majority leader and the speaker of the Assembly each appoint three members and the minority leaders of both houses each appoint one member.

Represented by Deputy Minority Leader of the House, Rep. Chukwuka Onyema, he said that the investigative hearing became critical given that the projects were constant and ugly features in national discourse.

-- Edwards, the minority leader of the House of Representatives, is a traditional Democrat on education issues, and has worked closely with Louisiana teachers unions, according to the Advocate: [http://bit.ly/1KEjg9P].

«the number of verified acts of bullying in the state, an analysis of the responsive action taken by school districts and any recommendations it may have regarding additional activities or funding to prevent bullying in schools and improve school climate to the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to education and children and to the speaker of the House of Representatives, the president pro tempore of the Senate and the majority and minority leaders of the House of Representatives and the Senate» was submitted.

Right up to where you see Democrats Nancy Pelosi (Minority leader of the House of Representatives) and Dianne Feinstein (Senior Senator of California) twist and turn the truth.

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WASHINGTON — House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi has long been congressional Republicans» favorite boogeyman to link opponents to in the hopes of cultivating a narrative of out of touch, liberal elitism.

Democrats need to flip 24 seats this year to take control of the House and make House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi speaker.

Highlighting his party's lack of power, House Minority Leader Patrick Bauer said Wednesday that his caucus» ability to stall the measure for even a few weeks itself constituted a success, of sorts.

Ifill's death sparked a bipartisan outpouring of condolences from politicians ranging from House Majority Leader Paul Ryan to House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi.

Rep. Linda Sanchez, who serves as the vice chair of the House Democratic Caucus, echoed to reporters on Wednesday the «crumbs» line from House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi.

House Minority Leader John Boehner, R - Ohio, smokes a cigarette after a news conference outside of Tart Lumber Company in Sterling, Va..

«We will fight to defend them because they are about the health and economic security of America's working families, and we will not use Medicare and Medicaid and Social Security as an ATM machine for the Republicans to give tax breaks to their wealthy friends and corporate America,» House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi said at her year - end press conference, signaling that Democrats would not support cuts to Social Security and other entitlements.

Billionaire Tom Steyer, one of the leading Democratic donors in the 2018 election cycle, has plenty of praise for House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D - Calif., but he stopped short of publicly supporting her to lead the party in Congress after this year's midterm elections.

Meanwhile, many Democrats, including House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi, Senate Minority leader Chuck Schumer, are demanding that Sessions resign, accusing him of lying to Congress and thus perjuring himself.

The billionaire businessman's surprise victory has the House minority leader even looking back wistfully on the failed candidacy of former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, whom she attacked relentlessly during the 2012 election.

A host on the left - wing MSNBC mocked Democrats like Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D - NY) and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D - CA) on Monday for the party's lack of diversity that was on display when Democrats unveiled their new «better deal» plan in Virginia.

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi told fellow Democrats to change their phone numbers and not let family members read their text messages after a cybersecurity breach led to the release of personal information of members of Congress and their staff.

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi commandeered the House floor Wednesday for a day - into - night marathon plea to Republicans for action on immigration, casting the fate of young undocumented immigrants in moral terms.

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi tweeted that Congress had a «moral responsibility» to take «common sense action» to prevent «the daily tragedy of gun violence in communities across America.»

Scott Pelath, the Democratic minority leader in the Indiana House of Representatives, said that watching Pence vouch for Trump made him sad.

Hundreds of Christian leaders signed a letter sent Wednesday to Speaker of the House Paul Ryan, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi and other congressional leaders voicing support for a bill...

On February 1, a group of 51 faith - based, human rights and civil rights organizations, led by Muslim Advocates, called on House Speaker John Boehner and Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi to urge King and his committee to address all forms of religious extremism rather than focusing on Islam.

We now have a Catholic speaker of the House (John Boehner), a Catholic House minority leader (Nancy Pelosi) and a Catholic vice president (Joe Biden).

Minority leader of the state House of Representatives Todd Rutherford offered to represent her in court.

Hundreds of Christian leaders signed a letter sent Wednesday to Speaker of the House Paul Ryan, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi and other congressional leaders voicing support for a bill that would expand rehabilitation programs for prisoners suffering from drug or sexual addiction, grant job training and anger management classes to inmates, and expand risk assessment programs to match prisoners with programs that could help them.

Democrats, including House minority leader Nancy Pelosi, oppose the new rule out of concern that it will keep women from «access to basic, preventative health care.»

Even House Minority Leader Charlie Halleck, a dedicated foe of anything but smokestacks in the dunes area, squeezed through his gerrymandered Second District by a relative whisker.

Politico «s Angelica Lavito reports that House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi promised at the rally to do «whatever it takes» to make sure the bill «never sees the light of day on the floor of the House.»

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi says Democrats can recapture control of the House in 2016 by riding Hillary Clinton's coattails.

Mann's House lines have been more or less highly regarded by the Legislature (especially since she removes multiple thorny political problems including the loss of two seats), but criticized by national Democrats like Nancy Pelosi, the House minority leader.

Raising the matter on the Floor for the consideration of the MPs the Deputy Minority Leader Dominic Nitiwul said the 14th July edition of the publication of the Graphic scandalized Parliament and made the House looked like it has gone backdoor to change the CI when what was laid on Friday the 8th of July was different.

Also at 11 a.m., U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer launches an effort to push the House of Representatives to quickly pass the Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Research and Control Amendments Act of 2017, Old Grist Mill Restaurant, 69 Hamilton Rd., Burlingham.

Former Minority leader of Kogi state House of Assembly and member representing Igalamela / Odolu State constituency Hon. Friday Sani Makama has filed a suit against the House Speaker, Hon. Matthew Kolawole demanding his imprisonment.

But Cuomo's comments on DACA in this instance aren't directed at the president, but rather at the governor's fellow New York Democrat, U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, of California.

Led by their leader, Honourable J. H. Mensah, the NPP Minority walked out of the House and boycotted the rest of the day's proceedings and that was the last that was heard in Parliament of «the Gwarzo affair» Nana Ato Dadzie and Kwamena Ahwoi stated that, they appreciate their time working under Rawlings and would never intentionally seek to discredit him in any way.

Speaking at a press conference on Thursday June 20 organized by the National Democratic Congress [NDC] to react to some comments made by President Akufo - Addo at a media encounter at the Flagstaff House in Accra, the minority leader said the NDC will resist the «blackmail witch - hunting» of the head of the election management body who was appointed by the past Mahama administration.

In recent weeks there has been a spate of pro-Hillary 2016 sentiment expressed by everyone from Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand to House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi to Donald Trump.

«We set the bar on what progressive government and what progressive society looks like and we set that bar for the rest of the nation to follow,» Cuomo said at the event, which was also attended by House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi.

Cuomo is scheduled to attend a rally with House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi to launch «New York Fights Back» — a campaign to help Democrats re-take control of the House.

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi spent more than five hours speaking on the House floor in support of so - called Dreamers.

Also at 1 p.m., U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer will launch a major effort to push a new bipartisan bill that would help cutoff the flow of illicit fentanyl from China, Mexico, and other countries into Staten Island and across the United States, 121st Precinct House, Graniteville, 970 Richmond Ave., Staten Island.