Sentences with phrase «backing of a majority of her members»

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If a member of your team from one of the seven Muslim - majority nations leaves the US, you can no longer assume their visa will get them back in.

The majority of CNBC Global CFO Council members surveyed believe the Dow will cross 22K before it falls back under 20K, demonstrating confidence in the current market momentum.

But then there was a slight majority of media members who shot back with the same old tired stereotypes about our generation: «Entitled.»

In 2012 the laity fell six votes short of the required two thirds majority among lay members, despite being backed by almost three quarters of the synod.

Arsene Wenger previously admitted that he saw similar qualities in Cohen as he did in a young Ashley Cole, who as we all remember turned out to be the best English left - back for the majority of his career, and was also a key member of our Invincibles side also.

Likewise, a fight with Cuomo could help Flanagan's standing with the sizable bloc of conference members who backed DeFrancisco's majority leader bid.

Schneiderman is backed by Senate Democratic Conference Leader John Sampson and most of his fellow majority members.

The labor - backed party has Facebook ads posting today, part of a broader effort aimed at pressuring the eight - member bloc as Democrats hold a numeric majority in the state Senate, but do not have the votes to form a governing coalition.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo is backing a push by the state Democratic Committee to find a primary opponent against Sen. Simcha Felder, the Brooklyn Democrat who conferences with Republicans in the state Senate and is a pivotal member of the GOP's retained majority in the chamber.

(A ninth Democrat, Simcha Felder, caucuses with Republicans but is not an IDC member — even if the Democrats gain two seats in this month's special elections, a number of Albany Democratic sources expressed doubt that Felder would come back into the fold until the Democrats strengthened their majority.)

A majority of its members favour backing airstrikes in spite of the four conditions laid down by Labour's conference only two months ago not being met.

The draft lines will be enacted unless a majority of City Council members vote to send the Commission back to the drawing board.

(His fellow GOPer, Long Island Rep. Peter King, was a sponsor of the bill and voted «yes» after taking it on the chin from Democratic Rep. Anthony Weiner when members of his conference refused to provide sufficient support to reach the majority's two - thirds requirement back in July).

Krueger's comment came in response to my question about whether Democratic Conference Leader John Sampson will retain his leadership role in light of the fact that he backed a number of incumbents — notably Majority Leader Pedro Espada Jr. — against whom rank - and - file members like Krueger campaigned.

4th January 2018, Yahoo News: Vast majority of Conservative party members back clean Brexit, while nine in ten oppose second EU referendum

«The rank and file members of the so - called Majority «Reform Caucus» had an opportunity to rise up and disperse power back for their own constituents.

I'm proud to join the majority of Democratic County Committee members who are backing Brian's candidacy.

Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan, a Republican, said he's open to Cuomo's ideas, but he said more of his GOP members actually back the Democratic comptroller's plan.

4th January 2018, The Telegraph: Vast majority of Conservative Party members back clean Brexit while nine in ten oppose second EU referendum

So what do they look like — and how do they compare with those members the team surveyed back in May 2015, the vast majority of whom were members when Ed Miliband was leader?

Pragmatists throwing their hands up in despair should think seriously about why the majority of party members have chosen to back a candidate they see as an electoral long shot.

Espada does enjoy the backing of Senate Democratic Conference Leader John Sampson, who reiterated his support of all 32 of his majority members on «Capital Tonight» yesterday («including myself», he said).

Diane Savino, of the Independent Democratic Conference, members of which faced primary threats from de Blasio - backed candidates last spring before agreeing to caucus with Democrats if they won the majority (some still faced primaries), had a warning for the mayor in November 2013.

ALBANY — Roughly 12 hours after members of the Republican conference signaled their backing for Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos, their unity began to crack.

He is encouraged that a member of the Assembly majority is backing the bill in that house, but he remained unsure if that would be enough to bring a vote to the Assembly floor.

«We're thrilled that we are going to have the resources necessary to highlight the accomplishments of our members, pick up additional seats and come back with a clear majority next year.»

While a majority of Moreland Commission members backed a recommendation in a preliminary report to create a public financing system, seven members joined a dissent that argued against the proposal, which is backed by labor groups and good - government advocates.

The bill, known as the Compassionate Care Act, is backed by Sen. Diane Savino, a member of the Independent Democratic Conference and part of the ruling majority coalition with Senate Republicans.

As CapCon's Matt Hamilton aptly points out, if the Senate Republicans decide to try to replace Skelos with another member of their conference, they're going to have a bit of a tough time doing it, thanks to the ongoing illness of Senate Deputy Majority Leader Tom Libous, who is recovering in Florida from back - to - back surgeries connected to his fight with terminal cancer; and the absence of Sen. George Amedore, who have been recovering from back surgery.

The GOP, which voted in a bloc against the marriage bill in spite of advocates» claims that there was support from four or more minority conference members for the legislation, is unlikely to engaged it fragile hold on the majority — if it manages to wrest it back from the Democrats — by taking up this controversial bill.

Buffalo Assemblyman Mickey Kearns was officially invited back into the fold as a member of the Assembly Democratic majority conference after three years of being on the political outs.

The mayor's operatives had hoped to convince a majority of the 15 - member Charter Revision Commission to back the idea at its Wednesday meeting, after weeks of quietly pushing members to back it.

Democrats, with two races undecided, could still control 33 of 63 Senate seats come January, and are trying to pull the independent members back into the fold, to ensure they have a majority.

Not only did affiliated trade unionists, and people who paid three pounds to take part back Mr Corbyn by big majorities; he also enjoyed the backing of around 60 % of the near - 100,000 people who have joined Labour as full members since May.

In the early 90s, following the trauma of the 1980s and the desolation of the defeat in 1992, the backing of soft left members and MPs, helped give Tony Blair, a member of the rarefied revisionist tradition, his big majority in 1994's leadership election.

At today's hearing, the chief of staff to the deputy mayor for economic development, Tokumbo Shobowale, endured two and half hours of back and forth with council members — the vast majority of those in attendance support the proposal.

Upon her nomination earlier this year, Aba Hagan had been facing a very stiff opposition from majority of the assembly members, leading to her getting seventeen out of the forty - three members who voted back in May.

Finally, while there's plenty of bad blood between Klein and the mainstream Democrats — he's backed primary challengers against some of them, and denounced them as «clowns» and a «circular firing squad» — Stewart - Cousins and her top lieutenants knew that winning a clear majority this year without Klein's members would be a steep if not impossible task.

Ruben Diaz Sr., a member of the so - called «Group of Four» whose fellow renegade Democrats Hiram Monserrate and Pedro Espada today gave the Republicans back the majority, said he is not yet decided where he'll end up standing.

She has used her position's influence to prevent legislation he opposes — including controversial police reform bills — from receiving a vote, even though they enjoy the backing of the majority of Council members.

The Buffalo businessman has repeatedly said he would like to see the majority leader ousted, and is backing a number of the insurgent GOP candidates taking on incumbent members of the Senate.

After losing back the majority in the elections of 2010, Sampson was voted the leader of the Democrats once again and that was enough for four of the members to bolt their party.

Cole announced Monday morning that he is backing Blunt for majority leader, not particularly surprising because the Oklahoman is a member of Blunt's whip team.

Mr Hague said the majority of those taking part had been members of a regime - backed Basij militia group.

On Monday, Colleen E. Russell, who is backed by board member Carl P. Paladino and supported by other majority bloc members on the divided board, was removed from the ballot after a judge disqualified two of her signatures.

He acknowledged that Scottish Labour had a huge challenge ahead of it in the run up to next year's elections as it tries to improve on its 38 seats and take back majority party status from the SNP, who have 64 members.

IDC member Sen. Diane Savino, of Staten Island, shot back at Post and the DLCC, saying that «with its track record, it will not only guarantee that Republicans maintain their majority, but they will grow it.

As part of the last - minute scramble to ensure the 216 votes needed to pass the measure in a vote planned for Thursday, New York Reps. Chris Collins and John Faso brokered a change to transfer more of the burden of caring for Medicaid beneficiaries from counties to the state of New York — a move that could ensure that the majority of Republicans in New York's nine - member GOP House delegation ultimately back the bill.

Think of how disheartening it must be for our men and women in blue to see a majority of council members backing this bill.

Now, as leader of the 150 - member chamber, he is shy about giving his backing unless he gets the 76 for a majority exclusively from among the 103 Democrats, the bulk of whom represent the city.