Sentences with phrase «by members of his cabinet»

After many departures from the norm this year, here's one tradition the governor is keeping: Regional budget briefings delivered by members of his cabinet.

The remarks by Blears, who takes pride in delivering uncomfortable truths to the Labour party, marks the most significant intervention by a member of the cabinet following private briefings about the leadership ambitions of some ministers.

In some other countries like Singapore, members of parliament can be elected from both single - member districts as well as multi-member districts that are headed by members of the Cabinet.

«We want to appeal to President Buhari to be aware of what is being done by members of his cabinet in their vaunted ambition to win this election at all cost and immediately arrest the situation.

The Olusola Oke Campaign Committee has cried out to President Muhammadu Buhari on the alleged plans by members of his cabinet to surreptitiously release the sum of Seven Billion Naira (N7 billion) to the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in Ondo State, Mr Rotimi Akeredolu from a bogus N10 billion infrastructural contract slated for Owo community of the State to perfect plans to rig the November 26, 2016 election in the State.

The Olusola Oke Campaign Committee has cried out to President Muhammadu Buhari on the alleged plans by members of his cabinet to surreptitiously release the sum...

In 2011, Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke increased actions to be taken by members of the Cabinet, Federal departments and agencies, and U.S. delegations by again certifying Iceland for diminishing the effectiveness of the IWC.

Not exact matches

The options, often hinted at by President Donald Trump and members of his cabinet, represent the full range of US military might and strategy, but sometimes in unexpected ways.

Shulkin, a former Obama administration official, had years of experience and was the only Cabinet member unanimously confirmed by Congress.

But the dollar has also been buffeted by other headlines, including threats of a trade war with China and a tumultuous reshuffling of Cabinet members, with Secretary of State Rex Tillerson the latest to leave, and others rumored to be fired soon by President Donald Trump.

«The President of the Republic shall by decree proclaim a referendum on crucial national matters following a resolution voted by an absolute majority of the total number of Members of Parliament, taken upon proposal of the Cabinet.»

These include holding open Cabinet meetings at least once a month, which will be broadcasted on the Internet; giving Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) a greater role by reforming the Legislative committee system and allowing government MLAs to vote freely (as opposed to voting according to the Party's preferences); restricting the tenure of a premier to two (four - year) terms; holding a Citizen's Assembly on electoral reform to examine alternative models for electing MLAs; instituting a system by which citizens can recall elected officials; and instituting elections for all government boards and commissions.

«Though disapproved of by many, pronunciations ending in \ - kyə - lər \ have been found in widespread use among educated speakers, including scientists, lawyers, professors, congressmen, United States cabinet members, and at least two United States presidents and one vice president.

Then he knows how to get into kneeling in the Mosque and shouting the stuff from the top of the Mosque (all - ie - all - ie in free Joey is a monkey) And he bows to all the Moslem kings and queens and princes and get snubbed by British Royalty as well as Russian cabinet members (so why is that?)

Victorian Liberal MP Sharman Stone has reignited a divisive debate within the Abbott government over assistance to struggling businesses, criticising members of cabinet who are resisting a request from SPC Ardmona (SPCA) for $ 50 million as motivated by free - market «dogma».

PLUGGING THE DRAIN Sirs: Your article, America down the Drain by Robert H. Boyle (Nov. 16), should by law or Constitutional amendment be required reading, rereading and digesting by the President, all members of his Cabinet, all Congressmen, state governors, state representatives and all other political officeholders ad infinitum.

The media's speculation was that, by naming Caitlin and Billie Jean, and by not attending himself - or sending First Lady Michelle Obama, Vice President Joe Biden, or another member of his cabinet - the President was somehow

These are essentially questions of public policy, and if real solutions are going to be found to the problems of disadvantaged children, these questions will need to be addressed, in a creative and committed way, by public officials at all levels — by school superintendents, school - board members, mayors, governors, and cabinet secretaries — as well as by individual citizens, community groups, and philanthropists across the country.

According to Minister Hawa Koomson, only 30 % of the $ 1million will be allocated to the constituencies and even that one will be done under determinations by a 10 - member team approved by Cabinet.

But there were two volumes by the Lady herself and memoirs by no fewer than 20 members of her cabinets, of which the best were by Geoffrey Howe, Nigel Lawson and Norman Tebbit.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo plans to barnstorm the state and deploy various members of his cabinet in an all - out effort to pass his three major agenda items by the end of June: a 2 percent property tax cap, the legalization of gay marriage and an ethics overhaul.

Presidents dismiss cabinet members if they perceive that they will stand to lose agency by maintaining an agency head as a member of their inner circle.

Former President Bill Clinton praised the on - time, no - new - taxes state budget in New York that was crafted by a former member of his cabinet, Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

At 12:15 p.m., concerned citizens, led by Altamont Main Street USA and including members of MoveOn.org, Citizen Action of NY, the Working Families Party and others gather outside the offices of U.S. Sens. Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand for a peaceful rally in opposition to Trump's cabinet appointees, Leo O'Brien Federal Building, N. Pearl Street and Clinton Avenue, Albany.

Corbyn attracted controversy in 1984 by inviting Gerry Adams and other members of Sinn Fein to the Commons shortly after the IRA Brighton bomb nearly killed Margaret Thatcher and her Cabinet.

Speaking on behalf of newly sworn - in cabinet members, the new Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Dr. Surajudeen Ajibola Bashir, described the delay in the constitution of the cabinet by Mr Governor as a sign of courage and commitment to good governance.

One immediate priority is the upcoming decision by members of Stephen Harper's cabinet on how to conduct an environmental review for aproposal to develop the Izok Corridor in Nunavut.

Their consensus on Remain (supported by the PM, 80 per cent of Cabinet members, and 75 per cent of members of parliament) was quite at odds with the feelings of voters outside select areas such as London.

These are the messages set out by Cabinet Member and chairman of the Conservative Party Baroness Warsi in an article for The Telegraph.

Six weeks later, after being asked every week to do so by Maria Eagle when she met him at shadow cabinet meetings (I wasn't a member of the shadow cabinet, only the shadow secretaries of state sit in that meeting), Jeremy finally phoned me.

PoliticsHome has learned that Mr Corbyn was attacked by several Shadow Cabinet members over his handling of the Syria debate during this afternoon's meeting.

We have heard them uttered by members of his shadow cabinet.

Further, he will have the power to issue decree laws when he deems necessary, dissolve parliament by calling new elections, appoint cabinet members without approval from the legislature, and appoint a greater number of the members to the Supreme Board of Judges and Prosecutors.

Sharpton demanded that the 48 - member Senate Democratic Caucus, led by Sen. Charles Schumer, attempt to obstruct the confirmation of Trump's Cabinet choices — much in the way Republicans stalled the appointment of Lynch, and blocked the ascension of President Barack Obama's Supreme Court pick Merrick Garland.

Current leader Jeremy Corbyn is being challenged by two former members of his shadow cabinet — Angela Eagle and Owen Smith.

Home Secretary Theresa May chaired a meeting of the Cabinet Office Briefing Room committee (COBRA)[77] attended by Defence Secretary Philip Hammond, the Mayor of London Boris Johnson, the Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Bernard Hogan - Howe, the Metropolitan Police Assistant Commissioner Cressida Dick and other unnamed members of the intelligence agencies.

By 9.30 pm on Sunday a further 11 members of the shadow cabinet had left their posts.

Members of the Cabinet have revealed they will cooperate with a plan to change Parliamentary rules so the Speaker can be kicked out by secret ballot.

No major movements in this month's ratings of the Cabinet by Tory members but, post-Budget, it is notable that George Osborne has overtaken David Cameron for the first time since the series began in January 2006.

The Labour leader was attacked by backbench MPs and even members of his shadow cabinet after the party lost seats in England and Wales and were humiliated in Scotland, where they finished a distant third.

Over the past four days, the Telegraph has published a series of articles detailing questionable expense claims made by MPs from all political parties, including members of the Cabinet and shadow cCabinet and shadow cabinetcabinet.

Most of the visits I have made as a member of the Shadow Cabinet have been to a Washington entirely dominated by the Republican Party (although my personal political contacts in America go back 20 years).

These papers — produced by the National Policy Forum (NPF)-- represent what we've learned from talking to members, supporters, affiliates, businesses and charities over the last three years, as well as the input of the Shadow Cabinet Policy Review.

The cabinet deadlocked over its response, with several influential members unwilling to support the budget cuts (in particular a cut in the rate of unemployment benefit) which were pressed by the civil service and opposition parties.

The governor also has the power to appoint the members of his cabinet, who in turn must be ratified by the Legislature.

The meeting was attended by the Vice-President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, and past state governors of APC, members of the National Assembly, Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Mr Boss Mustapha and other cabinet ministers

Following the referendum on EU membership more than two dozen members of the Shadow Cabinet resigned in late June 2016, [114] and a no - confidence vote was supported by 172 MPs against 40 supporting Corbyn.

Six and a half hours after Geoff Hoon and Patricia Hewitt emailed MPs to say a secret ballot of the entire Labour parliamentary party would clear the air of doubts about Gordon Brown's leadership, Miliband — the foreign secretary and likely next Labour leader - made a statement which fell short of the full - throated backing offered by other members of the cabinet.

On 21 July, Nabil Amar, former Minister of Information and a cabinet member and a member of the Palestinian Legislative Council, was shot by masked gunmen, after an interview with a television channel in which he criticized Yasser Arafat and called for reforms in the PA. [95]

«For proper accountability, especially as we work with the administration on implementing the new law governing elementary and secondary education, it is important to have in charge of the department a member of the president's cabinet confirmed by the United States Senate.»