Sentences with phrase «at a congressional hearing as»

In one of the film's earliest scenes, Pryce breaks down at a congressional hearing as he speaks of the damage done to his hometown, and voices the outrage and moral certitude of a lone voice demanding justice from the giant corporation responsible.

«Propaganda,» a lawmaker says By Ben Wolfgang House Republicans charged Wednesday that the Obama administration is aiming to establish a â $ œpropaganda officeâ $ for Democratic initiatives on global warming through a proposal to consolidate operations in a new â $ œclimate serviceâ $ office within the Commerce Department Tensions boiled over at a congressional hearing as officials of the -LSB-...]

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The incident comes as Facebook faces global concerns about personal data privacy, including Congressional hearings at which Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg testified.

«All the data privacy issues, the congressional hearings, none of that will get as much scrutiny from investors as the bottom line,» said Brian Wieser, an analyst at Pivotal Research.

Mark Zuckerberg emerged mostly unruffled after two grueling days of congressional hearings, reassuring investors with his composure even as lawmakers scoffed at his apologies over failures to protect user privacy and his assurances to do better.

Shane Brett, co-founder and CEO of GECKO Governance, a regulatory solution for bank and fund financial compliance, believes that at last week's Congressional hearing, representatives of the SEC provided a clear indication that ICOs are considered a security but also appeared to confirm that tokens such as Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are not likely to be treated as such.

Hooton, for one, wasn't suprised by the University of Minnesota study's findings: «We identified this high rate of steroid usage over 5 years ago,» he says, noting, that he used the same 5 - 6 % figure that the U of M confirmed in their study as far back as 2005, when he testified at the now - infamous Congressional hearings on steroids in baseball.

James Comey, fired last month as FBI director amid a federal investigation into connections between Russia and the Trump campaign, is set to testify next Thursday at a highly anticipated congressional hearing that could shed light on his private conversations with the president in the weeks before his dismissal.

At a Meet - the - Candidates Night event at the Rosendale Recreation Center last Thursday evening, sponsored by the Women's Club of Rosendale, about 100 local residents turned out to hear a succession of three - minute «elevator speeches» about the candidacies of contenders for the posts of representatives for the 19th US Congressional District and New York State's 103rd Assembly District, as well as judges for the Ulster County Supreme Court and Family CourAt a Meet - the - Candidates Night event at the Rosendale Recreation Center last Thursday evening, sponsored by the Women's Club of Rosendale, about 100 local residents turned out to hear a succession of three - minute «elevator speeches» about the candidacies of contenders for the posts of representatives for the 19th US Congressional District and New York State's 103rd Assembly District, as well as judges for the Ulster County Supreme Court and Family Courat the Rosendale Recreation Center last Thursday evening, sponsored by the Women's Club of Rosendale, about 100 local residents turned out to hear a succession of three - minute «elevator speeches» about the candidacies of contenders for the posts of representatives for the 19th US Congressional District and New York State's 103rd Assembly District, as well as judges for the Ulster County Supreme Court and Family Court.

Making sure airports are as secure as possible was the focus of a congressional subcommittee hearing held at the federal building in Syracuse Monday.

Evelyn Rodriguez, center, listening as Timothy Sini, Suffolk County police commissioner, speaks at a congressional hearing at Central Islip's Federal Court last month.

South Korea should reduce its reliance on nuclear power as advised by a working group last month but should clarify how many new reactors will be added in absolute terms, participants at a public congressional hearing said on Thursday.

Before the Corps can install any of these deterrents at the lock and dam complex, its recommendations must navigate a series of public hearings and Congressional budget approval as well as a still to - be-determined construction time line.

This SpacePolicyOnline.com recap of the hearing originally appeared as an article on SpacePolicyOnline.com on February 8 under the title «LightSquared Gets Pounded Again at Another Congressional Hearing.hearing originally appeared as an article on SpacePolicyOnline.com on February 8 under the title «LightSquared Gets Pounded Again at Another Congressional Hearing.Hearing.»

She's the kind of do - it - all wonder woman who is just as comfortable working a room of scuzzy Washington insiders or pleading the fifth at an intimidating congressional hearing as she is directing a team of spooks to illegally surveil someone with a camera - equipped cockroach.

At the Congressional hearings where that dyspeptic CIA chief is calling for the IMF's dissolution, the success rate brought up by Brandt is countered with a deliciously snide comment about that success being as much about luck as skill.

Google and other companies, such as Yahoo, Microsoft, Cisco Systems were accused by lawmakers at a Congressional hearing on the ethics of doing business in China.

Washington — The Reagan Administration, as part of the President's school - discipline initiative, is considering the feasibility of changing a civil - rights law that has been blamed for making school officials unwilling to discipline students, a Justice Department official said at one of two Congressional hearings on school discipline last week.

Washington — More detailed warnings of the potential health hazards of smoking, as well as better education efforts, could help discourage children and adolescents from ever taking up the habit, according to medical and public - health experts testifying at recent Congressional hearings here.

This problem is compounded (there has already been noise at congressional hearings and grumps from influential Republicans) by Duncan's decision to use states» participation in the «common standards» and «common assessment» processes as criteria for determining which states qualify for RTT dollars.

But at a congressional hearing, Senate Democrats cited it as an example of a school that discriminates against LGBT students.

My money is on Batey being selected as GM's point man at congressional hearings.

I was reminded of that as I read the news reports of Roger Clemens» and Brian McNamee's recent testimony at the Congressional hearings.

I also find it quite funny that you are trying to take a stab at the industry as «dirty» when you are making a buck on google ads that highlight a bunch of debt settlement companies... some of which were named specifically in the congressional hearing.

At a 1993 congressional hearing, Lieberman used Night Trap as an example of how violent games posed a threat to society.

Hansen was the guy who in 1988 declared at a packed congressional hearing, as sweat visibly poured from his brow, that «the earth is warmer in 1988 than at any time in the history of instrumental measurements.»

Pressed by a House Republican at a Congressional hearing last week to offer a timeline for the red team, Pruitt said work on the initiative is «ongoing» but that details could be unveiled as early as next month.

These scientists had congressional hearings directed at them and their work, they had politicos interfering in their reports, they had PR people working for corporations smearing them and their work, they received threats and faced pseudoscience masquerading as science trying to create the perception of significant dissent when it was really only minor.

I doubt Happer will match the absurdity of Hitler - Youth - Monckton at the previous congressional hearing earlier this month, but it will be interesting to see if he makes up more on CO2 levels or pretends to be baffled as to how a mere gas can effect the climate.

She appeared at U.S. Congressional hearings and has organized support among major environmental organizations such as the Sierra Club, Audubon and the National Wildlife Federation.

Why not read how things went at the Congressional hearing where people had to testify under oath, such as Gerald North, Chairman of the NAS Panel:

Firm lawyers have brought lawsuits against FDA, have represented clients intervening in lawsuits on the same side as FDA, and have represented executives of FDA - regulated companies at congressional hearings.

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is scheduled to testify at two congressional hearings next week, but he and the company are doing plenty of talking in advance, in an effort to contain the damage from the company's latest privacy scandal — including calls for him to step down as chairman of the company he founded.

Digital currencies such as bitcoin demand increased oversight and may require a new federal regulatory framework, the top U.S. markets regulators will tell lawmakers at a hotly anticipated congressional hearing on Tuesday.

The chairman of Roubini Macro Associates, appearing at a Congressional hearing on cryptocurrencies, with as Christopher Giancarlo, chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), and Jay Clayton, chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) testifying in front of lawmakers about cryptocurrencies took to Twitter to vent out his opinion on the crash of Bitcoin's price.