Sentences with phrase «old standing committees»

(Old standing committees).

The Committee on Rules is amongst the oldest standing committees in the House, having been first formally constituted on April 2, 1789.

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White stands out because most Republican county committee leaders bordering DeFrancisco's home turf in Onondaga County have endorsed the 71 - year - old as their pick for governor.

Fifty years after Omali Yeshitela tore down a mural at city hall in St. Petersburg, Fla., depicting black figures playing the banjo and eating watermelon, the 74 - year - old founder of the Uhuru Movement stood his ground and announced he wants to form a committee to ensure that whatever replaces it considers the interests of the African American community.

Gagnon at a standing - room - only meeting organized by the Barreau du Québec's decade - old committee on class actions in the provincial regulator's offices on Jan. 12, the new division will feature a group of 10 judges who will collectively handle all class action filings as of Sept. 1.

Older lawyers often dismiss the sites as unbecoming, or they may be less comfortable posting comments, says Pera, who chairs the ABA Standing Committee on Technology and Information Systems.

The Commons Standing Committee on the Status of Women relied mainly on old data, and no data at all in cases where departments did not participate in surveys.

Committee for Children's long - standing history of protecting children from sexual abuse is the origin and soul of our nearly 40 - year - old organization.