Sentences with phrase «against one's nomination»

Gov. Danell Malloy responds to news that Senate Republicans intend to vote against the nomination of Andrew McDonald as the next chief justice of the state Supreme Court
Summing up the feelings now held by many educators and education advocates, Sen. Ron Wyden (D - OR), issued a statement after the hearing announcing that he would vote against the nomination of Betsy DeVos to serve as Education Secretary.
I started writing this as Rand Paul entered the 9th hour of his historic filibuster against the nomination of John Brennan as CIA director, but I had to stop.
«If that is the case, let me make one thing very clear: You can count on me to fight back against ANY nomination that threatens the rights of Americans,» the message continued.
The angry youth invaded the offices of the party to protest against the nomination of Abu Ahmadou as the new District Chief Executive (DCE) for the area.
When Garcia was nominated as a regent of the University of New Mexico, Larry Casuse went to Santa Fe to testify against the nomination.
Despite fears that the Minority will kick against the nomination, the anti-corruption campaigner has secured the visa to serving as the Special Prosecutor for a period of seven years.
Broadcast Journalist Paul Adom Otchere, believes the immense public support for the Special Prosecutor nominee, Martin Amidu, may have already determined the course of Dr. Dominic Ayine's lawsuit against his nomination.
It however stepped down the approval of Mr. Oti Bless as Deputy Minister of Local Government and Rural Development pending further consultations due to petitions made to the Speaker against his nomination.
At 11 a.m., NYC Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito, 32BJ SEIU President Héctor Figueroa, alongside local cooks and cashiers, rally against the nomination of fast - food mogul Andy Puzder as U.S. Secretary of Labor, U.S. Department of Labor building, 201 Varick St., Manhattan.
Downing Street was forced to announce that Hill will sell his shares in his former lobbying company after a backlash in the European parliament against his nomination.
In his New York Times column, Ross Douthat wonders why the Democrats fought so hard against the nomination of Betsy DeVos.
Educators across the nation spearheaded the opposition initially but the chorus against her nomination quickly mushroomed and took on a life of its own immediately following her confirmation hearing.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Senate Banking Committee today voted against the nomination of former New Jersey Congressman Scott Garrett, President Trump's nominee to lead the U.S. Export - Import Bank (Ex-Im Bank).
Unless you're asleep at the watercooler, it's impossible to surf the Web without learning that even as Supreme Court nominee Sam Alito is accepting congrats from Republicans and picking up a second Democratic supporter, former Democratic presidential candidate and senator John Kerry, D - Mass., says he will attempt to lead a filibuster against the nomination.
«If that is the case, let me make one thing very clear: You can count on me to fight back against ANY nomination that threatens the rights of Americans.»
The West Mamprusi District Chief Executive nominee, Abu Mohammed has been confirmed despite earlier protest against his nomination.
Clarke also pointed out that Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer has promised to vote against the nominations of Trump's Education Secretary - designate Betsy DeVos and his Attorney General - designate Jeff Sessions, the junior senator from Alabama.
Among the 10 Democrats running in states President Donald Trump won in 2016, five voted to confirm Pompeo and five voted against the nomination.
Tamale Central MP, Inusah Fuseini, has refuted suggestions that the National Democratic Congress [NDC] Minority is divided over the suit by caucus member, Dominic Ayine, against the nomination of Martin Amidu as the Special Prosecutor.
Five Democrats joined with 69 Republicans in voting against the nomination.
The comments from former New London Mayor Daryl Finizio and Senate President Pro Tem Martin Looney regarding the Connecticut state Senate's vote against the nomination of Andrew McDonald for chief justice of the Connecticut Supreme Court [March 29, Page...
The odds are against a nomination.
Only two Republicans, Lisa Murkowski (Alaska) and Susan Collins (Maine), voted against her nomination.
Her performance was so inept that two Republican senators, Alaska's Lisa Murkowski and Maine's Susan Collins, voted against her nomination, leaving DeVos» longtime ally and fellow conservative Christian, Vice President Mike Pence, to cast an unprecedented tiebreaking vote.
Sen. Chuck Schumer, D - N.Y., who voted against his nomination, observed that even Roberts» opponents called him «one of the best advocates, if not the best advocate, in the nation.»
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