Sentences with phrase «as the congressman talked»

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The Congressman's voting record is as liberal progressive as his talking point.

Morgan, who served as Rangel's campaign director in 2002 before he moved into banking, said the congressman had become a figurehead who is good at talking about problems like affordable housing, education access and unemployment, but has failed at implementing solutions to these problems.

The former career Army officer and former West Point instructor talked of his role as a member of the No Labels bipartisan group of senators and congressmen headed by Joe Manchin and Jon Huntsman, and including congresspersons Maffei, Maloney and Bill Owens amongst its membership.

«As New Yorkers are faced with a punishing economic climate fueled by Gov. Cuomo's special interest donors and liberal career politicians, Congressman Gibson's announcement of an exploratory committee for governor is a light at the end of the tunnel,» said Nojay, a conservative lawmaker from the Rochester area and a talk - radio host.

Former Congressman Hinchey was present to receive the accolades of his admirers, including Ulster County Executive Mike Hein, who praised him as «someone who understood the issue of the environment when no one else was talking about it, who understood what it meant to be stewards of the environment and why it mattered.»

As Hillary Clinton rallied for New York Congressman Sean Patrick Maloney on Monday, talk of the combative rematch in the 18th District continued.

«Only someone as out of touch as Congressman Mark Kirk would say talking about jobs and the economy during a campaign is a distraction,» Giannoulias campaign spokesman Matt McGrath told CNN.

Staten Island congressman Michael Grimm talks about the decade - old allegations from a former NYPD officer which appeared in the latest issue of The New Yorker in which Grimm allegedly waved around his firearm at a Queens nightclub after a scuffle with five men, made racist remarks and abused his authority as an FBI agent.

«It's really incredible to me to look back at how this all started: It was as simple as, I wanted to meet with my congressman and talk to him about health care,» she said.

Creators Rebecca Burns writes about Rep. John Lewis» double life as a congressman and writer of the acclaimed graphic memoir March; she follows him around DragonCon and talks to his fans as well as Lewis himself.