Sentences with phrase «as legislators who»

«We thank Governor Ducey for his leadership, as well as legislators who worked hard to get this done for Arizona families.»

And I am even more angry as a legislator who must endure the threats of every religious group who thinks it has some God - granted right to control my vote on every roll call in the Senate.

«I'm very proud of my reputation I've carved out as a legislator who puts her constituents first,» Curran said.

In addition to her work as a legislator who fought tirelessly for the children she now serves, she is also a Broad Fellow and is among an elite group of individuals who lead some of the nation's largest urban districts and charter school networks.

Not exact matches

Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa, who serves as the top Republican on the Judiciary Committee and led Tuesday's hearing, chuckled at the idea America's legislators are out of the loop.

«Well aware that the opinions and belief of men depend not on their own will, but follow involuntarily the evidence proposed to their minds; that Almighty God hath created the mind free, and manifested his supreme will that free it shall remain by making it altogether insusceptible of restraint; that all attempts to influence it by temporal punishments, or burthens, or by civil incapacitations, tend only to beget habits of hypocrisy and meanness, and are a departure from the plan of the holy author of our religion, who being lord both of body and mind, yet chose not to propagate it by coercions on either, as was in his Almighty power to do, but to extend it by its influence on reason alone; that the impious presumption of legislators and rulers, civil as well as ecclesiastical, who, being themselves but fallible and uninspired men, have assumed dominion over the faith of others, setting up their own opinions and modes of thinking as the only true and infallible, and as such endeavoring to impose them on others, hath established and maintained false religions over the greatest part of the world and through all time.»

«There has only been one member of Congress in the history of the United States who has come out and said he doesn't believe in God,» Speckhardt said, identifying the legislator as Rep. Pete Stark, D - California.

Christian vice-president Mike Pence, Sheldon Adelson, the hotel magnate and Zionist donor, and Jewish Republican legislators were among those who attended and ate kosher lamb chops, just as in past years, for White House Hanukkah parties.

It should energise you either to become a Catholic leader or to support real Catholics who will bring the faith to the public square as legislators or congressional representatives or governors or members of the Supreme Court.

Hill Climbs: Just as important as email outreach is face - to - face contact with the legislators and staff who are working on the issues in D.C..

I am not suggesting that we do that, although I think offering people the option of term - limit marriages (as suggested by Mexico City legislators) for those who might then marry instead of, say, cohabit makes sense to me if they plan to raise children.

PATS President John Moyer stated «With the recent elections, the main goal of the «Hike To Harrisburg» event was to thank those legislators who have been PATS supporters and to enlighten the freshman legislators about our Society, as well as, our role in concussion and sudden cardiac arrest management and other recent health care issues that we have supported.»

She is also a close adviser to Andrew Cuomo, who has not yet publicly backed a candidate to replace him as AG — though he is believed to prefer a successor who is not a sitting legislator.

He also asked Ghanaians to give government more time as they are committed in delivering their campaign promises the legislator, who doubles as the Chairman for the Government Assurance Committee in Parliament, indicated that, the Nana Addo led administration will ensure that, all his appointees deliver to make the manifesto promises fulfilled.

«We are therefore at a loss as to why a legislator of his calibre who happens to be a lawyer would make such a reckless statement with the sole aim of denigrating Krobos as if we were not humans or Ghanaians.

Whereas Senator Sheldon Silver has refused to take up legislative action that would eliminate the «Pay for Play» culture that allows for our legislators to be used as bought and paid for commodities by outside business concerns, as your Governor I must fully investigate the Assembly and Senates ties to Business and the Lobbyists who curry favor with our legislators to gain undo advantage for those businesses at the peoples expense.

Cox is supporting Blakeman as the official standard - bearer, but this Republican noted the former Nassau County legislator is close to Nassau County GOP Chairman (and Cox's predecessor) Joe Mondello, who supported Wojtaszek in the state chairmanship fight.

Although legislators are often re-elected easily, voters are more likely to turn out executives such as mayors or governors, who are constantly in the public eye and forced to make unpopular decisions, Young said.

While the Berks County legislator, a longtime advocate of limited government who billed himself as the true conservative in the primary, has neither encouraged or discouraged the nascent write - in movement, which began to take shape only a few days after the state's bruising primary election — a lopsided contest in which the heavily - favored attorney general and the GOP establishment unleashed a last - minute barrage of negative ads against Rohrer's insurgent candidacy.

A committee of legislators from the state Assembly and Senate will interview candidates next week as they seek a replacement for former AG Eric Schneiderman, who resigned Tuesday amid allegations that he physically and psychologically abused four women.

«It's outrageous that the chairman of the Democratic Party acts that way with Democratic candidates,» said Rick Montano, a former Suffolk legislator who had a similar issue with Schaffer as a State Senate nominee in 2012.

As supporters and opponents go head - to - head with their positions on the Horse - Carriage Ban, lobbyists will be targeting City Council Members with a full on assault to sway their votes, but there's one legislator who could not be bought.

This places him above individuals such as Manhattan Democrat Brian Kavanagh, who is ranked as the 182nd most liberal legislator to serve in Albany in recent years.

It's unlikely that the legislators and press corps in Albany are aware of this, but it's a history worth reciting as they consider the current proposals from the governor and Senator Jeff Klein, the renegade / independent Democrat who has aligned with the Republican State Senate majority.

Ten of the 15 legislators who have served in their chamber for more than thirty years belong to this conference, as do each of the three members who have at least forty years» experience.

Armed with a full understanding of how this scandal came to be, rank - and - file legislators (and the people who elect them) can make informed choices on the various issues that radiate from this scandal, such as assigning responsibility, choosing legislative leaders, and making annual budget appropriations to pay off the debt.

Most profiles of Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie have described him as a relatively quiet legislator who is more likely to build coalitions behind the scenes than to push policy changes in news conferences or rallies.

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — John Nonna's appointment as Westchester County Attorney was confirmed Monday night by the Board of Legislators.Nonna, who previously served on the Board of Legislators and as mayor of Pleasantville was nominated by County Executive George Latimer in December.After his election, Latimer appointed Nonna to help lead his transition team.

The controversial legislator who has always been in the news for his abusive conduct, on Tuesday morning on an Accra - based Television station, rained unprintable insults on the police chief over what he described as his indifferent attitude to the whole incident.

Malliotakis, who is her fourth term in the state Assembly, described potential positives from a convention as including reducing the power of the Assembly speaker, legislative term limits and more equitable treatment of legislators.

The Democrat who ousted Sen. Frank Padavan (R - Bellerose) from the seat he held for nearly four decades, Avella has unofficially begun his stint as an Albany legislator.

Matt Driscoll, the former Syracuse mayor who spearheaded the I - 81 project until last year as commissioner of the state Department of Transportation, said the governor's decision simply respected the overwhelming consensus of local legislators.

Curran, a Democratic county legislator from Baldwin who takes office Jan. 1, envisions Williams, 62, of Garden City, as an «orchestra conductor,» overseeing a breadth of operations while serving as her eyes and ears on the ground.

By making this a legislative priority, John Faso, who has long been known as a creative and innovative legislator, demonstrates his commitment to providing meaningful relief to the taxpayers of this state.

Now, as governor, Cuomo is trying to pass an ethics overhaul measure that may require legislators to reveal more details about their outside income and clients who do business with the state.

Juanita Scarlett, who works for Park Strategies and has served as a spokeswoman for the industry's recent efforts, said the lobbying is meant to convince legislators that the foam containers can be recycled and can save the city money if they were to allow it.

«Long Island has thousand and thousands of families that are passionate about racing as a sport,» said Mr. Gregory, who was surrounded by other county legislators, including Al Krupski (D - Cutchogue).

It is certainly not an illustration of courage or leadership on the part of the council members, legislators, mayor or county executive, who have joined in the chorus of racist and incompetent Board of Ed members seeking my removal, so as to push back on me to not disclose their culpability in rigging the recent teacher's contract, or their complicity in trying to unfairly settling the Board's $ 450 million lawsuit against Lou Ciminelli, for fleecing the citizens and children of Buffalo.

A few years ago, Ulster Town Assessor Jim Maloney, who doubles as a Republican county legislator from the town, granted the perennially struggling Wiltwyck a near - 50 percent reduction in its assessment.

Their theory: Who better to design a solid law than someone who was in the trenches as legislators wrote and rewrote the old Empire Zone laWho better to design a solid law than someone who was in the trenches as legislators wrote and rewrote the old Empire Zone lawho was in the trenches as legislators wrote and rewrote the old Empire Zone laws?

New York State legislators, who receive a base salary of $ 79,500 for what is classified as a part - time job, have not received a pay increase since 1999.

Legislators often look to their own hobbies and personal interests when they decide who will win a grant, and the system allows it, as long as they don't profit from it.

«It is certainly not an illustration of courage or leadership on the part of the council members, legislators, mayor or county executive, who have joined in the chorus of racist and incompetent Board of Ed members seeking my removal, so as to push back on me to not disclose their culpability in rigging the recent teacher's contract, or their complicity in trying to unfairly settling the board's $ 450 million lawsuit against (developer) Lou Ciminelli for fleecing the citizens and children of Buffalo.

Rookie Nassau legislator Joshua Lafazan, who ran for his 18th District seat as a Democrat, but is not registered in any political party, is showing his nonpartisan roots by setting up a property tax grievance workshop with three other elected officials — all Republicans.

But the statement from Speaker Heastie, a Bronx Democrat, and John J. Flanagan, a Long Island Republican who serves as the Senate majority leader, gave no indication that legislators would return to Albany this year to take up the measures the governor seeks.

He announced that he planned to keep his job as a lawyer after taking office, drawing a contrast with Mr. Kaminsky, who said banning outside income for legislators was crucial to stamping out corruption.

«There is another class of legislators who work part - time as a legislator and make hundreds of thousands of dollars in other business enterprises,» Cuomo said.

Even though the current mayoral control law expires in 2015, we will be talking with legislators who share our concerns about the importance of putting in place as soon as possible a new governance structure.

What worries county legislators, and anybody else who sees the Nevele project as the best hope for chronically depressed Wawarsing, is that the initiative may be fatally tainted by revelations of Treanor's misconduct.

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