Sentences with phrase «before the committee»

They say when they appear before committees of parliament, they pay the MPs money in order to facilitate the passing of bills and other statutory transactions.

No opponents of the bill testified before the committee.

This morning I was formally invited to appear before the committee in person to provide follow - up, oral evidence.

He also described how an API would let government watchdog groups track legislative issues and see when bills or resolutions are coming before a committee.

The evidence before the committee did not support that conclusion.

With the greatest of respect, he insisted he had «profound respect for parliament», and would «never say no» to an invitation to speak before a committee.

We wanted to find out more about which people are invited to appear before committees as witnesses.

As you go through your research and are unsure about the relevance of some of your data sets, check with your supervisor before your committee meeting to avoid surprises and heated debates.

The business executives were expected to appear before the committee at 10:00 am but as of 11:30 am none had turned up.

He also stands accused for refusing to appear before the committee after several invitations.

The final stage involves presenting the dissertation work before the committee members.

They are expected to appear before the committee tomorrow during the investigative hearing.

When associates and brokers have to resolve complaints before the committee, it takes away from their ability to do what they should be doing — building a profitable business.

Applicants before the committee qualify based not only on financial need but more importantly on the content of the cases.

As I mentioned in my evidence before the committee, the department responsible for processing licence applications does not seem to exercise this policy.

He notes that civil servants are now appearing before committees and before the press more often than before.

It's a pleasure to be before this committee again.

On March 29, 2017 he gave testimony before the Committee on Science, Space and Technology that illustrates this phenomenon in three ways.

Mr Wylie had referred to several of the documents in his appearance before the committee on Monday.

«Climate History and the Science Underlying Fate, Transport, and Health Effects of Mercury Emissions,» Summary (PDF) of Hearing Before the Committee on Environment and Public Works, July 29, 2003.

My Utah readers will remember that Roy Spencer was invited to testify before a committee of the Utah Legislature last year.

Depending on the case, a licence may be refused, or go before a committee of the ACAIQ (the licensing organization in Quebec).

Mr Blair gave a polished performance at his appearance before the committee earlier this year, insisting that his decisions in the lead - up to the 2003 invasion was based on the soundest intelligence possible that Saddam Hussein possessed weapons of mass destruction.

The FBI also weighed in, saying in a rare statement on Wednesday that it had been «provided a limited opportunity to review this memo the day before the committee voted to release it.»

«Witnesses who appeared before the Committee made it clear that impaired driving remains the number one criminal cause of death in Canada.

With regard to the House Intelligence Committee's memorandum, the FBI was provided a limited opportunity to review this memo the day before the committee voted to release it.

Thank you, Chairman Burr and Ranking Member Warner, for allowing me to publicly appear before the committee today.

When he testified before the committee last year, Page denied meeting with Diveykin, adding that the encounter in question was «a brief, less - than -10-second chat with Arkadiy Dvorkovich,» Russia's deputy prime minister.

WASHINGTON (CNN)- In effort to show fellow Democrats he hears their deep concerns about his health care plan, Senate Finance Chairman Max Baucus plans to make changes to his own proposal even before the committee starts voting Tuesday on hundreds of proposed amendments to the $ 774 billion dollar plan.

Now that we know what Comey plans to say before the committee in his opening remarks, here's what to watch for.

I remember many years ago sitting before a committee of Presbyterian ministers and Doctors of theology.

Nix criticized the House Intelligence Committee's now - ended investigation into Russian interference efforts, noting that his appearance before the committee by videoconference lasted five minutes and consisted of three questions.

Dempsey said that if the bill on bump stocks solely focused on the bump stocks he'd be less against it, but the bill before the committee specifically refers to accessories that increase the rate of fire of a firearm and he argues almost any part could assist in doing that including those that assist with aim.

Ex-CEO Henrik Fisker, current COO Bernhard Koehler and Energy Department loan superviser Nicholas Whitcombe (pictured above) were called before the committee because its members wish to examine any wrongful practices that led to Fisker getting $ 192 million from the government.

Director Diane McCray and board members Lee Simeone and Patty Burns made the trip to Springfield, where McCray and Simeone gave a three - minute presentation before a committee of the state Department of Natural Resources.

Speaking to Citi News, the Greater Accra Regional Deputy Organiser of the NDC, Anthony Nukpenu, said although Mr. Namoale is a Member of Parliament, he will still have to answer some questions before the committee in order to be cleared for the 2016 elections.

The mayor said that in 2016, she also spoke before the committee about corruption and «raised issues about how the state allocates its economic development resources.»

Michael Caputo, a former Trump campaign communications adviser, has agreed to come before the committee next month, his lawyer told CNN on Friday.

The leaders of the Senate Intelligence Committee have sought to bring Facebook executives before their committee for the past couple of weeks.

National Security Reviews before the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS)

The report included a recommendation that Canada ratify several international patent and trademark treaties, which came as a surprise (particularly to opposition members of parliament) since no witness had raised the issue before the committee.

Before the committee started its work, there was already that atmosphere of suspicion that the deck has been loaded against most of the aspirants.

The video evidence is to be presented before the committee by outgoing ambassador of the United States of America to Nigeria, James Entwistle at th commencement of the public hearing of the case.