Sentences with phrase «as a lawmaker in»

As a lawmaker in the State House of Representatives, I am working to solidify Washington as a model for ensuring that jobs created by innovative firms are good ones.

And as lawmakers in the US and Europe call for Facebook to shape up and explain what happened, it appears the tech giant's troubles are far from over.

Much of the upcoming policymaking work will take place in a GOP - controlled Congress — the «people's branch» — as lawmakers in both chambers consider whether or how to advance President Trump's agenda, as well as their own legislative priorities.

Still, increasing scrutiny is being placed on Stringer's record in as a lawmaker in Albany, including his opposition to ending a tax break for a NAMBLA - affiliated group and to Megan's Law — news the Spitzer campaign as gleefully seized on.

The bill is the latest delay in enacting the fee in New York City as some lawmakers in the chamber expressed discomfort with its impact on consumers.

The endorsement comes as lawmakers in Albany are considering new gun control measures in the wake of a high school shooting in Parkland, Florida, that killed 17 people.

Those are the issues at stake for the Independent Democratic Conference in a video released Monday as the lawmakers in the breakaway bloc seek to re-affirm their support for liberal causes they believe has been lost in the pitched battle being waged by progressive advocacy groups to pressure them into forming a coalition with mainline Democrats.

Ousted FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe could still obtain his pension with a little help from House Democrats, as lawmakers in Wisconsin and Massachusetts are scheming to hire the fired G - man for at least two days.

The letter comes as lawmakers in the state Senate held a public hearing on Tuesday to discuss issues stemming from the floods.

«Mr. Stevenson sold his most important responsibility as a lawmaker in exchange for thousands of dollars in bribes,» Jacobs said.

Counteracting President Trump; bolstering the Affordable Care Act; and publicly funding campaigns are the issues at stake for the Independent Democratic Conference in a video released Monday as the lawmakers in the breakaway bloc seek to re-affirm their support for liberal causes they believe has been lost in the pitched battle being waged by progressive advocacy groups to pressure them into forming a coalition with mainline Democrats.

That measure was re-introduced in New York as lawmakers in New Jersey consider an override of the veto next month.

The ethics package comes as lawmakers in Albany this legislative session have been largely focused on the economic measures Cuomo is touting: A $ 15 minimum wage and a proposed 12 - week paid family leave program.

The Apex Court led by Justice Sylvester Ngwuta also ordered Danladi to refund all pay earned as a lawmaker in the National Assembly position within 90 days.

The memo comes as lawmakers in support of the measure say they have reached a two - agreement between the Senate and Assembly to pass the bill by Thursday, the final day of the legislative session in Albany.

EYES ON ALBANY: Just 10 session days left as lawmakers in the capital work toward end - of - session deals on key issues - or just try to get out of town before anyone else is indicted.

As lawmakers in Connecticut and elsewhere contemplate studying the effects of violent games, the researchers say that the more data available, the better.

As lawmakers in Sacramento crafted the state budget in the spring, more than 3 million students took on a new challenge — the Smarter... read more

As lawmakers in Olympia prepare to grapple with court - ordered increases in school funding, it might help to have a better idea of the various tasks a teacher is expected to complete in a day.

As a lawmaker in 1994, just as Brazil was beginning to modernize public service, he demanded that government forsake «labor - saving innovative technology,» such as computers and automatic elevators.

Homeownership will be in the spotlight next year in Washington as lawmakers in the new Congress look at federal taxes and what to do about the two secondary mortgage market companies, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

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In a letter sent to Rice, the lawmakers said it was «odd» she felt the need to send «such an unusual email purporting to document a conversation involving President Obama and his interactions with the FBI regarding the Trump / Russia investigation» to herself on her final day as an Obama administration official.

The idea behind the campaign is to engage and work with lawmakers in Washington, D.C. — as well as those in other states — to get them to start listening to small business owners, and do something about reversing this tide of increasing regulations.

Last week, Fox offered to spin off Sky News as an independent company or sell it to Disney to address lawmakers» concerns about having to much influence in British Media.

Analysts have pointed to WeChat's popularity in China as a major challenge for Apple — which in response has tried to beef up its own messaging platforms and offer prompt cooperation with Chinese lawmakers.

Lawmakers and activists saw an even bigger problem, comparing the purchasable loot boxes, in a game likely to have a large audience of minors, as akin to encouraging children to gamble.

Huawei has faced increasing headwinds in its push to make inroads in the U.S. market, as the White House and Republican lawmakers target Chinese tech companies, citing national security concerns.

In this election cycle, the GOP has already seen more than twice as many lawmakers announcing departures as its Democratic counterpart, with members seeking different offices or leaving politics altogether, often offering abrupt resignations.

With President Donald Trump due to arrive in Germany later on Thursday, a lawmaker in the country has voiced concerns over a potential trade war between the U.S. and Europe as a result of Trump's protectionist policies.

The government will «take all measures to eliminate the use of these crypto - assets in financing illegitimate activities or as part of the payment system,» India's finance minister told lawmakers in New Delhi in February, according to a transcript by The Hindu newspaper.

In 2009, Mexico slapped duties up to 25 percent on more than 90 different U.S. farm goods, from pork to frozen potatoes due to foot - dragging by U.S. lawmakers on allowing Mexican truckers on to U.S. roads, as specified under NAFTA.

Last month, a committee of House lawmakers advanced a bill that would help companies like GM and Google seek more exemptions to federal safety rules, perhaps allowing them the ability to test as many as 100,000 experimental self - driving cars in the United States.

WASHINGTON, March 20 - President Donald Trump on Tuesday praised U.S. defense sales to Saudi Arabia as a boost to American jobs, even as lawmakers criticized Riyadh's role in the war in Yemen where a humanitarian crisis has unfolded.

Some Republicans complain that Comey has been talking about the memos in his book promotion tour even as the Justice Department withheld them from lawmakers.

As lawmakers and the public scrutinize dramatic price increases for other old drugs — most recently with the Mylan - owned EpiPen, which saw its cost go up by 500 % in the past nine years — the next flash point may be insulin, a drug both ubiquitous and complicated.

Raimundas Karoblis is in Washington to lobby US officials and lawmakers for support as the exposed Baltic states modernize their defenses to deter Kremlin interference.

Rahm Emanuel, whose reputation as a tough and impatient dealmaker followed him from the White House to Chicago City Hall, is finding that governing a fractious city can be as challenging as convincing truculent Republican lawmakers to pass legislation — and, perhaps in the end, unachievable.

As the data journalism website FiveThirtyEight noted, seven top Republicans already signed a letter urging Trump to continue to oppose Russia's invasion of Ukraine and backing a potential congressional investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election, a sign that these lawmakers may be wary of Tillerson's closeness with Putin.

Since 2012, however, the bank's destiny has been uncertain as some conservative lawmakers have sought to make it an example of government waste and cronyism, in their own words.

At a news conference following a series of meetings with senior U.S. trade officials and lawmakers in Washington, Guajardo said that Mexico was still trying to understand the U.S. proposals that would require 50 % of vehicles» value content be produced in the United States as part of updated North American Free Trade Agreement rules.

There are quite a few potential market movers this week, as investors will be watching out for a handful of corporate earnings reports — including some major players from the world's of tech and media — as well as U.S. Fed chair Janet Yellen's two - day stint in front of D.C. lawmakers.

U.S. President Barack Obama speaks in a rare prime - time address as polarized lawmakers failed to rally behind a plan to avert a disastrous debt default perhaps just one week away.

Kevin Chmielewski, who served as Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations at the EPA, told Democratic lawmakers of these alleged spending abuses, which they summarized in letters to Pruitt and President Trump.

Daily fantasy sports, where players draft a roster of football players to compete for points in a single - day worth of games, were acknowledged by Virginia lawmakers as a game of skill vs. pure chance, a key difference that allows sites to avoid a federal ban on online gambling.

As President Trump tried to rally lawmakers around the plan this week, known as the American Health Care Act, U.S. hospital stocks plunged in their biggest drop since he took officAs President Trump tried to rally lawmakers around the plan this week, known as the American Health Care Act, U.S. hospital stocks plunged in their biggest drop since he took officas the American Health Care Act, U.S. hospital stocks plunged in their biggest drop since he took office.

«The government does not recognize cryptocurrency as legal tender or coin and will take all measures to eliminate the use of these crypto - assets in financing illegitimate activities or as part of the payment system,» Arun Jaitley told lawmakers in New Delhi, according to a transcript by The Hindu newspaper.

Lawmakers in Greece, as well as Spain and Portugal, struggled over the past two months to slash government budgets and avoid economic ruin.

United States lawmakers will probably prevent the worst from happening — as they did in the debt - ceiling crisis — but nothing is likely to occur before November.

«The difficulty the Republican majority is having addressing a key political priority suggests that lawmakers might ultimately need to scale back their ambitions in other areas as well, such as tax reform.»

However, Democrats remained pessimistic about a deal during the third day of the shutdown, as they sought firmer assurances that lawmakers would soon try to restore protections for people who were brought in the U.S. illegally as children.