Sentences with phrase «as leaders of states»

We recognize that as leaders of states, communities, institutions and classrooms, we have a responsibility to boost student success.

For over two decades as the leader of the State Assembly's strong Democratic majority, Sheldon Silver established himself as one of New York's most powerful Democrats.

«As the leader of the state, I wish to assure Mr. President that my people are solidly behind his policies of economic recovery, security and the fight against corruption.

«As a leader of the State Senate, Jeff Klein has fought for issues that make a difference -LSB-...]

That's because Republican Dean Skelos of Long Island resigned as leader of the state senate on Monday after being brought up on federal corruption charges.

Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie, as well as the leader of the State Senate, John Flanagan, expressed support for the bills last spring, but they ended the legislative session without voting on them.

Skelos released a statement late Monday afternoon, listing «significant victories» from his term as leader of state senate Republicans, and saying he has «always endeavored to do what I thought was right for this state, for my constituents and for the men and women of the Senate Republican Conference.»

One of Smith's successors as leader of the state Senate, John Sampson, is on trial in another courtroom for his own abuses of power.

Additionally, prosecutors say Silver's position as the leader of the state Assembly put him in a position to force two prominent real estate developers, Glenwood Management and the Witkoff Group, to hire attorney Jay Goldberg of Goldberg & Iryami to represent them in complex legal matters.

Now that's he reclaimed those legislative seats lost to laziness, Brulte is asking state party delegates to reelect him to a second two - year term as leader of the state's minority party.

New York WFP Director Bill Lipton said the following about the IDC challengers: «Unlike the incumbents who voted to install a Trump loyalist as leader of the state senate, these Working Families Democrats are committed to supporting the progressive leadership of Democratic Conference Leader Andrea Stewart - Cousins on day one.

As the leader of the state's largest city, Ganim has automatically become a key player in state Democratic politics because of the size of the city's delegation at party conventions.

Heastie, a Bronx Democrat working to close down his first session as leader of the state's lower chamber, had been asked upon leaving a private session with Governor Andrew Cuomo how long the session would stretch.

As the leader of the state's largest city, Ganim again becomes a key player in state Democratic politics because of the size of the city's delegation at party conventions.

While the national discourse focuses on the merits of school choice initiatives in their own right and for their own sakes, as leaders of state and local education systems, as educators of diverse regional, political, and professional backgrounds, we believe that these policies are better thought of as means to critical ends, and that the goal of these and other education policies should be, above all else, the enhancement of skills for America's youngest generation and expanded opportunity for children to thrive as adults.

Not exact matches

Much ink has been spilled about the global tide of nationalism, but these leaders, raised with the freedom to zip around Europe without passports, using a common euro currency, see their individual nations» interests as inextricably bound to the state of the whole world.

New leaders for Gold Corp The state government has appointed Donald Mackay - Coghill as chairman of Gold Corporation and Richard Hayes as chief executive, effective from next month.

Speaking to The Irish Times, Kenny said, «European leaders need to be over here talking to Republicans, Democrats and the administration about what membership of the European Union means and the relationship that it can have with as powerful an entity as the United States.»

As a company that exports over $ 20 billion of American made goods to the world, I believe we are best served when we constructively engage with leaders in the United States and around the world.

Meanwhile, GOP leader Donald Trump has seen his lead in Wisconsin evaporate, giving way to Ted Cruz, as Trump has clashed with Republican leaders in the state such as former presidential candidate Gov. Scott Walker and Speaker of the House Paul Ryan (a Wisconsin congressman).

A former chief executive of Exxon Mobil, the 64 - year - old has no previous experience as a diplomat but nonetheless has had deep exposure to dealing with foreign leaders in countries with interests opposed to or in competition with those of the United States.

No. 2 Senate GOP leader John Cornyn of Texas, on the Senate floor as Warren spoke, criticized her for making «a political speech» and launching «personal attacks» on senators and called her comments «beneath the dignity of the United States Senate.»

Chapo Isidro is recognized by the US government as the alleged leader of the Meza Flores drug trafficking organization based in Sinaloa state, Mexico.

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who serves as both the head of state and the highest - ranking religious figure in the country, condemned the protests Tuesday.

Exactly 20 years ago, just as Cisco's John Chambers took the reins as CEO, the U.S. Supreme Court rejected term limits for Congressional leaders, wiping off the books laws in 23 states limiting the terms of office for U.S. legislators.

«I find it important for Japan and the EU to cooperate with the United States as well to show to the world the flag of free trade as a model,» Abe told reporters before a meeting with European Union leaders in Brussels.

The U.S. can borrow until Aug. 2 after reaching the US$ 14.29 - trillion limit because of «stronger - than - expected tax receipts» and «extraordinary measures» such as suspending the sale of bonds for state infrastructure projects, Geithner said in a letter to congressional leaders.

Assad has said he saw promise in Trump's statements emphasising the battle against Islamic State in Syria, where U.S. policy under President Barack Obama had backed some of the rebels fighting Assad and shunned him as an illegitimate leader.

He said he had also spoken with candidates such as Mayor Nan Whaley of Dayton, former state Rep. Connie Pillich, and the former state Senate Minority Leader Joe Schiavoni.

According to The Times, Broidy and Nader pushed the White House to oust Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and adopt an aggressive approach toward Iran and Qatar, as well as asked Trump to meet with the Emirati leader outside the White House.

Today's political leaders have good reason to promote domestic infrastructure investment, as academic research unequivocally shows a link between the state of local infrastructure and economic development.

A moderate, Lamb is personally opposed to abortion, not in favor of a ban on assault rifles, and has stated that he wouldn't support Nancy Pelosi as the Democrats» House leader.

As part of the launch of the S.O.S. Initiative, Schneiderman and Gascón commended New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli for urging the four leaders of the smartphone industry to protect consumers, and shareholder value, by working with law enforcement agencies and government officials to pursue a meaningful solution to the spike in smartphone thefts.

As Robert Blecker, an economist at American University, notes, «Contrary to the promises of the leaders who promoted it, NAFTA did not make Mexico converge to the United States in per capita income, nor did it solve Mexico's employment problems or stem the flow of migration.»

With President Trump's visit to Poland on his way to the July 2017 G20 summit, energy and infrastructure issues will likely be on the agenda as he meets with the leaders of the Three Seas Initiative, a collection of Central and Eastern European states working to increase connections between the Baltic, Black, and Adriatic Seas.

United States officials had been shaken by tape recordings in which people identified as leaders of the Cali cartel were heard discussing contributions of millions of dollars to Mr. Samper's presidential campaign.

Additionally, the new leader of our neighbour to the north has characterized NAFTA as «the worst agreement ever negotiated by the United States» and has threatened to pull out of the treaty if his as - yet unspecified demands for change aren't met.

No formal announcement, no position papers had been prepared; significant cabinet officers, such as the secretaries of Defense and State, were caught off - guard, as were his party leaders in the Congress.

President Trump's decision puts off a move that could have enraged key American allies at a delicate moment, as the United States heads toward tricky negotiations with North Korea and is considering abandoning the Iran nuclear deal over the objections of European Union leaders.

The OSCE chairmanship has served as an important platform for other post-Communist European countries to demonstrate the maturity of their diplomatic capabilities, showcase the commitment of their political leaders to the Helsinki principles, and earn the respect of other OSCE participating states by exercising leadership on key regional security issues.

After six long years, the specter of the Department of Labor's fiduciary rule has finally taken shape, although as one BD leader put it, the industry is still in a «state of flux» as it determines how to comply with all aspects of the rule.

Recognizing that Cisco «is a leader in security, real - time capabilities and has a track record of building scalable systems,» Chamber founder Perianne Boring stated: «We're pleased to welcome Cisco to the Chamber and look forward to channeling its expertise as we work to support the blockchain technology ecosystem.»

Founded by former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in 1997, the organization trains and mentors women leaders as agents of transformative change in economic development, human rights and political participation.

As many as 41 states, not including Puerto Rico and Guam, now have utility - scale wind projects, with U.S. Global Investors» home state of Texas the leader by faAs many as 41 states, not including Puerto Rico and Guam, now have utility - scale wind projects, with U.S. Global Investors» home state of Texas the leader by faas 41 states, not including Puerto Rico and Guam, now have utility - scale wind projects, with U.S. Global Investors» home state of Texas the leader by far.

Commemorating the confirmation of Mike Pompeo as the next U.S. Secretary of State, White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders posted photos of Pompeo «s Easter weekend meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong - un.

House Speaker Paul D. Ryan of Wisconsin is among the Republicans from outside California who have contributed to the campaign to repeal the state's gas - tax increase, showing the effort has national interest from GOP leaders who see it as a way to boost their party's chances in the Golden State for this year's elecstate's gas - tax increase, showing the effort has national interest from GOP leaders who see it as a way to boost their party's chances in the Golden State for this year's elecState for this year's election.

announced the reconfiguration of the Senate NATO Observer Group on Wednesday afternoon, stressing that Senate leaders, senior officials from the State and Defense departments, as well as U.S. Ambassador to NATO Kay Bailey Hutchison, were fully behind the effort.

Join Asia's private banking industry leaders as they discuss and share their views about the state of mandate businesses in Asia, its potential long - term prospect and how it will differ from the European story.

One forum for this type of discussion is the April 2013 Pacific Energy Summit, co-sponsored by the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada (APF Canada) and the U.S. - based National Bureau of Asian Research, that will bring together private sector, government and policy leaders from a number of Asian countries, as well as the United States and Canada, to discuss how to forge trans - Pacific co-operation for this new energy era.

As president - elect of the National Conference of State Legislatures, state Sen. Toi Hutchinson, D - Olympia Fields, sent the four Congressional leaders a letter Nov. 16 opposing elimination of the state and local tax (SALT) deducState Legislatures, state Sen. Toi Hutchinson, D - Olympia Fields, sent the four Congressional leaders a letter Nov. 16 opposing elimination of the state and local tax (SALT) deducstate Sen. Toi Hutchinson, D - Olympia Fields, sent the four Congressional leaders a letter Nov. 16 opposing elimination of the state and local tax (SALT) deducstate and local tax (SALT) deduction.