Sentences with phrase «powerful budget committees»

Powerful budget committees in the State House and Senate signed off on a package of bills on Tuesday that would raise the minimum age to purchase a firearm to 21 from 18, mandate a three - day waiting period for most gun purchases, and increase funding for school safety measures and access to mental health care.

And John Nygren, a chairman of the Legislature's powerful budget committee, said in a telephone interview he supported Renard because he thought he was best positioned to win the primary but he said will now support Jacque because the voters picked him.

MADISON, Wis. (AP)-- There will be no changes at the head of the Wisconsin Legislature's powerful budget committee.

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The Indiana Republican is the Deputy Whip for the Republican House Caucus and serves on the powerful House Budget and Agriculture committees.

One of the two most coveted committee chairmanships went to Ferreras, who was named to head the powerful Finance Committee, which puts her in a prominent seat when it comes to negotiating the city'committee chairmanships went to Ferreras, who was named to head the powerful Finance Committee, which puts her in a prominent seat when it comes to negotiating the city'Committee, which puts her in a prominent seat when it comes to negotiating the city's budget.

For six years Pocan sat on the state's powerful budget writing Joint Finance Committee, including a term as co-chair.

Ms. Ferreras leads the City Council's powerful Finance Committee, where she is steering the body's response to the city budget.

As a reward for his faithful service to New Square's Hasidic leadership, he immediately became a county legislator and chairman of the powerful Budget and Finance Committee.

The $ 76 billion, two - year spending plan approved Wednesday by lawmakers on a powerful - budget writing committee would exempt construction companies from...

Now in one of state government's most powerful positions, the 47 - year - old Heastie will work alongside Governor Andrew Cuomo and State Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos — the proverbial «three men in a room» — to lead budget negotiations, set committee assignments and direct the flow of legislation.

As the chairman of the powerful Senate Finance Committee, DeFrancisco was intimately involved in the budget talks.

In the Council, Weprin served as chairman of the powerful Finance Committee, in which he had a hand in shaping the city's budgets.

For the past six years, he has served as ranking member of the Assembly Ways and Means Committee, the powerful tax - writing committee with influence over the state's $ 168 billioCommittee, the powerful tax - writing committee with influence over the state's $ 168 billiocommittee with influence over the state's $ 168 billion budget.

Brooks acknowledges that the science panel, as an authorizing committee, has little sway over decisions made by the powerful Appropriations Committee, which approves the annual budgets for each federacommittee, has little sway over decisions made by the powerful Appropriations Committee, which approves the annual budgets for each federaCommittee, which approves the annual budgets for each federal agency.

The powerful Republican chairs the Judiciary Committee and serves on the Agriculture, Budget, Finance, and Tax Committees.