The folksy liberal, who was first elected to Congress in 1986, served as chairwoman of the powerful House
Rules Committee from 2007 to 2011.
Not exact matches
In March, a U.S. Senate
committee reported findings
from its own investigation, concluding that JPMorgan ignored risks, misled investors, fought with regulators and tried to work around
rules as it dealt with mushrooming losses in the portfolio for which Iksil was trading.
Important factors that could cause our actual results and financial condition to differ materially
from those indicated in the forward - looking statements include, among others, the following: our ability to successfully and profitably market our products and services; the acceptance of our products and services by patients and healthcare providers; our ability to meet demand for our products and services; the willingness of health insurance companies and other payers to cover Cologuard and adequately reimburse us for our performance of the Cologuard test; the amount and nature of competition
from other cancer screening and diagnostic products and services; the effects of the adoption, modification or repeal of any healthcare reform law,
rule, order, interpretation or policy; the effects of changes in pricing, coverage and reimbursement for our products and services, including without limitation as a result of the Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014; recommendations, guidelines and quality metrics issued by various organizations such as the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, the American Cancer Society, and the National
Committee for Quality Assurance regarding cancer screening or our products and services; our ability to successfully develop new products and services; our success establishing and maintaining collaborative, licensing and supplier arrangements; our ability to maintain regulatory approvals and comply with applicable regulations; and the other risks and uncertainties described in the Risk Factors and in Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations sections of our most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10 - K and our subsequently filed Quarterly Reports on Form 10 - Q.
«Any
rules changes need 75 percent support
from the
committee,» Spiker said.
Late Monday, House
Rules Committee Chairman Pete Sessions (R - Texas) pushed through a measure blocking section 528 of the bill, H.R. 4909 — which requires women to register for the draft —
from being included in the version that will be sent to the House floor.
News organizations are barred
from making GIFs and Vine - like videos of the Olympics this year, according to the
rules of the International Olympic
Committee.
With several members of the ECB
Committee arguing for this action in the last few months, the real surprise came
from Draghi refusing to
rule out a rate cut into negative territory (interest rates are currently at 0.05 %) in an attempt to further weaken the euro.
State - run Xinhua news agency said on Sunday (Feb. 25) that the Central
Committee of China's
ruling Communist Party of China has proposed removing the phrase that the president and vice-president «shall serve no more than two consecutive terms»
from the country's constitution.
In retaining or seeking advice
from compensation consultants, outside counsel and other advisors (other than the Company's in - house counsel), the
Committee must take into consideration the factors specified in
rule 5605 (d)(3).
The Compensation
Committee assessed the independence of F.W. Cook pursuant to SEC and Nasdaq
rules and concluded that no conflict of interest exists that would prevent F.W. Cook
from serving as an independent consultant to the Compensation
Committee.
Current
rules and guidelines dictate that the majority of board members and all members of standing
committees should be independent not only
from management but also
from significant shareholders.
The International Olympic
Committee on Thursday refused to
rule out the possibility of excluding boxing
from the 2020 Tokyo Games amid ongoing concerns over the sport's governing body.
In its
ruling, the watchdog said: «Ipso's complaints
committee found that the article gave the impression that the judge had found that the placement was a «failure» by the council; and that this was why she was «removing» the child
from her current foster carers, and placing the child with the grandmother.
OTA lobbied the Senate Health, Education, Labor & Pensions
Committee staff and several Senate offices to include language in the Produce Safety
Rule prohibiting any new regulations
from contradicting or duplicating the requirements of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Organic Program (NOP).
The proposed
rule follows recommendations
from the National Organic Standards Board, a federal advisory
committee of 15 citizens appointed by the Secretary of Agriculture that includes representation
from the various stakeholders involved in the organic industry, including farmers, handlers, a retailer, a certifier, scientists, a natural resource conservationist and a consumer.
Near Santa Rosa in southern Sonoma County, its hills rise like terrestrial waves
from the ocean... Today's News: Progress on Winegrape Exemption
from FSMA's Produce Safety
Rule The Senate
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That's after a
ruling by the organization's appeals
committee stripping four years of wins
from the Cardinals — including the title - winning 2012 - 2013 campaign.
«Given the unusual combination of facts — as well as the fact that nothing in the existing
Rules or Decisions specifically addressed such circumstances of simultaneous competitor error and
Committee error — the
Committee reasonably exercised its discretion under
Rule 33 - 7 to waive the penalty of disqualification under
Rule 6 - 6d, while still penalizing Woods two strokes under
Rules 26 - 1a and 20 - 7c for playing
from a wrong place.»
«In deciding to waive the disqualification penalty, the
committee recognized that had it talked to Woods — before he returned his scorecard — about his drop on the 15th hole and about the
committee's
ruling, the
committee likely would have corrected that
ruling and concluded that Woods had dropped in and played
from a wrong place,» the statement read.
«In hindsight, the
Committee determined that its initial
ruling was incorrect, as well as that it had erred in resolving this question without first seeking information
from Woods and in failing to inform Woods of the
ruling.
The
committee's plan for determining which teams play in the best games has not yet been completely disclosed, but if it leads to a common - sense determination of teams based on merit, rather than an application of cryptic and unforgiving
rules made solely to prevent unscrupulous bowl executives
from turning every big bowl game into Notre Dame against someone vaguely local, it's a massive improvement in the process.
The University of Mississippi has been notified that a
ruling from the NCAA's
Committee on Infractions (COI) regarding the Rebel football program is due Friday, multiple sources confirm to SB Nation.
Along with the newly implemented 30 - second shot clock, the men's basketball
rules committee voted to reduce the number of time outs and extend the arc underneath the basket
from 3 - feet to 4 - feet.
He knew the book so well and cared so passionately for it that General Neyland, the revered Tennessee coach, eventually got Bull Cyclone
from Scooba appointed to the NCAA
rules committee, even though his unknown little school wasn't even a member of that august national body.
There are guidelines set down by the Proctors» and Assessor's Memorandum (
from Appendix E: Regulations of the
Rules Committee)-- which can be seen by clicking here.
Here's the full statement, with tediously long
rules language, from the PGA Rules Commi
rules language,
from the PGA
Rules Commi
Rules Committee.
«With this directive
from the services, the
Rules Committee met to ponder the question — the staggering question — of how we were to continue with our ranks so depleted.
From our story: The competition
committee plans to finalize its catch
rule proposal today and present it to the owners next week at the annual league meeting in Orlando.
April 29 — Liverpool could pay up to # 8 million for Danny Ings, the out - of - contract striker they gained
from Burnley last season,
ruled a Professional Football Compensation
Committee (PFCC) tribunal.
«The
committee made this rules change after reviewing data from multiple states regarding the frequency of helmets coming off during live - ball play,» said Julian Tackett, chair of the Football Rules Committee and commissioner of the Kentucky High School Athletic Ass
committee made this
rules change after reviewing data from multiple states regarding the frequency of helmets coming off during live - ball play,» said Julian Tackett, chair of the Football Rules Committee and commissioner of the Kentucky High School Athletic Associa
rules change after reviewing data
from multiple states regarding the frequency of helmets coming off during live - ball play,» said Julian Tackett, chair of the Football
Rules Committee and commissioner of the Kentucky High School Athletic Associa
Rules Committee and commissioner of the Kentucky High School Athletic Ass
Committee and commissioner of the Kentucky High School Athletic Association.
For example, the Methodist Church Conference received a report
from its ethics
committee in June 2015 also showing Nestlé systematically breaks marketing
rules.
Rep. Bobby ScottRobert (Bobby) Cortez ScottGAO report: Schools punish black students more severely Spending bill prevents employers
from pocketing tips under tip - pooling
rule Ryan, Pelosi name members to new budget and pension
committees MORE (D - Va.)
Television footage showed lawmakers
from the
ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) and the pro-Kurdish Peoples» Democratic Party (HDP) fighting in the crammed
committee room after a heated verbal confrontation.
In the
ruling from Judge Howard Levine, who was appointed a hearing officer in Kellner's appeal, both the Ethics
Committee's
ruling that the Manhattan Democrat engaged in inappropriate behavior that created a hostile working environment as well as Silver's decision to impose penalties were upheld.
The document comes on the same day that Mr Cameron faced down a rebellion
from his backbenchers following an attempt to change the
rules of the 1922
committee so ministers can also vote for the chairman.
State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli's office has threatened to reject future requests for lucrative stipend payments — AKA lulus — worth tens of thousands of dollars
from the Republican - led state Senate as a result of its continued use of false
committee titles to draw down payments for senators who are part of its
ruling coalition.
From a legal standpoint, there are two main laws that the observer may use in arguments with
Committee members, in courts etc: Federal Law 67 «On basic guarantees» (lays down the
rules for elections and referendums) and the Federal Law «On Presidential Election in the Russian Federation».
Smith has thrown his hat into the ring after Labour's
ruling body, the National Executive
Committee, said Corbyn would automatically be on the ballot without needing to collect nominations
from MPs.
Commonsense reforms were passed, such as a new
rule forbidding County
Committee from providing support to any politician or candidate who has been convicted of a felony due to corruption or malfeasance related to their public or party office.
After reports
from District Leaders Keen Berger and Arthur Schwartz (who announced that he was leaving the Village Reform Democratic Club), County Committeeman and County
Committee Secretary, Ben Yee reported on the status of several
rules changes that had been introduced at the County
Committee meeting in September.
Rules Committee chairman has repeatedly blocked bipartisan medical marijuana legislation
from floor vote
Lisa Levy
from Bay Ridge Democrats jumped in to point out that the County
rules require a discussion of committee reports, such as that produced by the Special Committee on Rules, before any other business is enterta
rules require a discussion of
committee reports, such as that produced by the Special Committee on Rules, before any other business is ent
committee reports, such as that produced by the Special
Committee on Rules, before any other business is ent
Committee on
Rules, before any other business is enterta
Rules, before any other business is entertained.
Funneling money through party
committees is a common and legal way to sidestep campaign finance
rules that limit the amount of donations
from PACs, individuals and corporations, said Barbara Bartoletti, legislative director of the League of Women Voters.
Sessions, the House
Rules Committee chairman from Texas» 32nd District, has for years blocked bipartisan legislation in the House to protect state - sanctioned medical marijuana vendors from federal crackdown, not letting it out of committee for a fl
Committee chairman
from Texas» 32nd District, has for years blocked bipartisan legislation in the House to protect state - sanctioned medical marijuana vendors
from federal crackdown, not letting it out of
committee for a fl
committee for a floor vote.
Gill is accused of breaking the
rules on lobbying by setting up his firm and securing clients without getting the green light
from the Advisory
Committee on Business Appointments (Acoba).
This news story,
from a blog that covers North Carolina politics, quotes Senator Tom Apodaca, chair of the Senate
Rules Committee, as predicting that the legislature will consider ballot access this year.
The next in a series of reports
from Pierre Ratzki, the 76th Assembly District's representative to the County Democratic Party's
Rules Committee.
She says the
committee, which is formed as a not - for - profit 501c4, is using
rules intended to protect givers to charitable and civil rights concerns as a «cloak» to «shield
from disclosure» names of donors who give money for more purely political purposes.
The concrete measures that Miliband has advanced,
from capping rail price increases, to legislating for a living wage,
from changing government procurement
rules to encourage vocational training, to putting workers» representatives on corporate remuneration
committees, are all workable, worthwhile policies.
The County Legislature's
Rules Committee on Monday unanimously approved a bill that would disqualify bidders for county work if they've boycotted or divested
from Israeli businesses or supported sanctions against Israel — known as the «BDS movement.»