Sentences with phrase «senate chairman of the legislature»

Doyle, the Senate chairman of the legislature's general law committee, noted his focus on consumer issues and has called for preserving small business programs.

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Similarly, Delta State Governor, Senator Dr Ifeanyi Okowa congratulated the Senate President, Dr Olubukola Abubakar Saraki just as he lauded the remarkable contributions of the Senate President to the development of Nigeria and the legislature as Chairman of the 8th National Assembly.

Rather than apologise as the Senate is demanding, Osinbajo recently said the Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Mr. Ibrahim Magu — whose nomination was rejected and his retention pitched the executive against the legislature — would remain in office...

«The legislative budget schedule sets the dates for each step of an open and transparent process, which will be followed by the legislature to deliver a responsible and early budget again this year,» said State Senator John A. DeFrancisco (R - C - I, Syracuse), Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee.

However, the Deputy Chairman, Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs, Senator Shehu Sani, told one of our correspondents that the probe is the same as meddling in the affairs of the legislature by the executive.

The proposal by Mr. Parker, a former chairman of the Senate education committee, calls for the state comptroller to certify the state's school - spending legislation each biennium before the legislature can enact funding for other state services.