Eight of the nine Democratic Senators who have given Republicans control of the Senate earned extra stipends meant for committee chairs, even though some of them don't
actually chair a committee.
Not exact matches
(For what it's worth, Mulvaney on Sunday said he thought the tweet might
actually have been a reference to Las Vegas mogul and former Republican National
Committee finance
chair Steve Wynn.)
During his presentation, «The Coffee Journey,» Brett Anderhub of Rekerdres & Sons Insurance, covered the perilous movement from farm to cup (who knew that the concept of General Average is
actually in the Bible), while Jack Steijn,
chair of ISO and CEN
committees on sustainable and traceable cocoa and co-founder of Equipoise, a consultancy for sustainable commodities, talked about the new ISO Standards for sustainability that will be issued in 2018, and whether or not sustainable practices that are being used in cocoa production can be applied to coffee.
The practice appears to have expanded this year, with seven lawmakers — three IDC members and four Republicans — receiving
committee chair stipends when they do not
actually hold that title.
Seven lawmakers in the Senate receive stipends under the arrangement in which they are reported to the comptroller's office for holding the post of
chair of a
committee when they do not
actually hold that post.
The bloodletting
actually began late last week, when Flanagan stripped four IDC members of their
committee chair positions and replaced them with Republican senators.
But on Thursday, the New York Times revealed that Peralta, along with colleagues in the IDC, got thousands of dollars in taxpayer money from the state after GOP officials submitted fraudulent paperwork claiming they were the
chair of
committees that were
actually led by Republican senators.
Instead, Senate leaders identified her as
chair of the Crime Victims, Crime and Correction
committee — a post that's
actually held by state Sen. Patrick Gallivan, a western New York Republican.
That's when Helming learned she had
actually received the stipend allocated for the Crime Victims, Crime and Correction
committee chair.
Crowley noted that he serves on the powerful Ways and Means
Committee with Rangel (actually, Rangel chaired the committee, once upon
Committee with Rangel (
actually, Rangel
chaired the
committee, once upon
committee, once upon a time).
Meanwhile, the IDC has been reeling from a scandal that followed the revelation that some of its members were awarded stipends called «lulus» for
chairing committees they weren't
actually heading.
State Senators Patty Ritchie, Thomas O'Mara, and Patrick Gallivan were identified by the Senate, in correspondence to the State Comptroller's office, as the
chairs of the Health, Transportation, and Education
Committees, respectively, even though all three were
actually vice
chairs.
There are reports that state senators who received payments for
chairing committees that they
actually did not
chair are now under a probe by the state attorney general and at least one U.S. attorney.
Cathy Young has some baggage based upon her claiming two STAR exemption for a number of years (while serving as
Chair of the Housing
Committee) and DeFrancisco had large income from his law practice until recent years — if Bharara is looking for proof that an attorney
actually provided services for fees that will be tough for JD to explain.
Meg Hillier, the
chair of the public accounts
committee, said: «The Ministry of Justice is seeking to modernise our justice system but needs to be clear about which of the promised benefits it will
actually be able to deliver.»
The Senate sent information to the state comptroller's office asking for approval of the stipends for
committee chairs, who are
actually only serving as vice
chairs.
The bill was sponsored by Councilman Danny Dromm,
chair of the education
committee, who said the measure will help the Council learn how long it takes from the time students receives a special education referral to the time they
actually receive it.
Klein said the letter that asked the comptroller for the payment authorization was
actually a kind of «coding» that did not specifically state that the Senators who were paid the stipends
actually held the
committee chair posts.
But another senator, Republican Pam Helming of Geneva, said in a brief statement that she is giving back the stipend she received for
chairing the Crime and Correction
Committee when she is
actually the vice
chair.
Peralta is falsely listed as
chair of the Energy and Telecommunications
Committee on the payroll documents; he is
actually the vice
chair.
In response to Stuart Weir's post, and as
Chair of the Political and Constitutional Reform
Committee of the House of Commons, can I invite those who are commenting or viewing to help
actually influence this development by sending my
Committee some evidence, it will be most welcome.
Klein said the letter that asked the comptroller for the payment authorization was
actually a kind of «coding» that did not specifically state that the senators who were paid the stipends
actually held the
committee chair posts.
«The Assembly, however, has passed a budget resolution that
actually breaks the bank,» said Senate Finance
Committee Chair Cathy Young, R - Olean.
Peralta is falsely listed as
chair of the Energy and Telecommunications Committee on the payroll documents, when he is actually the Vice C
chair of the Energy and Telecommunications
Committee on the payroll documents, when he is
actually the Vice
ChairChair.
But another Senator, Republican Pam Helming, of Geneva, said in a brief statement that she is giving back the stipend she received for
chairing the Crime and Correction
Committee, when she is actually in fact the vice chair of the c
Committee, when she is
actually in fact the vice
chair of the
committeecommittee.
They believe the practice of paying chairmanship stipends to Senators who are not
actually chairs of
committees violates language in the state's constitution.
Senate Independent Democratic Conference Leader Senator Jeff Klein, for the first time publicly answered questions from the media about news stories that some of his members received stipends for
committee chair positions that they do not
actually hold.
«We've already
actually spent the money, so we're looking to get reimbursed,» said Common Council Finance
Committee Chair Richard Fontana.
Graduate STEM education
committee chair Alan Leshner, the CEO emeritus of AAAS (which publishes Science Careers), emphasized the importance of the effort — which he humorously termed «report number 26» —
actually contributing to change.
«We have some 30 papers in peer - reviewed journals where we are
actually sure that they are fake, and there are more to come,» says Pim Levelt,
chair of the
committee that investigated Stapel's work at the university.
Indeed, Rogers quoted Representative Obey,
chair of the powerful House Appropriations
Committee, asserting that a White House veto threat (in response to a proposed $ 500 million cut to Race to the Top)
actually helped Dems pass the bill in the House.
The latest legislation comes from state Sen. Teresa Ruiz (D - Essex), the influential
chair of the state Senate's education
committee, who has long talked about a new bill and now has
actually filed one.
Most of would choose rational, science - based limits on climate pollution, but we can't have them; instead, the
chair of the relevant
committee in the United States Senate is
chaired by a guy who
actually brings snowballs to the Senate floor in defense of climate denial.
In a 2007 interview with REM's Kathy Bevan, Rossi said that
chairing the Code of Ethics
Committee at RECO was «one of my most cherished roles, to
actually develop with a group of very knowledgeable people, a Code of Ethics that lives on.