Sentences with phrase «calls on behalf of constituents»

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At the hearing, Silver's defense attorneys repeatedly called attention to those years of public service and the numerous letters that were sent on his behalf, which they said showed all the good he had done for his constituents.

The event took place in a small suite at the Roosevelt Hotel, just down the hall from the annual Metropolitan Council on Jewish Poverty breakfast — a must - attend event for local politicians to demonstrate their support for the Jewish community — and it took place just an hour before the annual Israel Day Parade... Neither Schumer nor Silver nor Nadler so much as mentioned Israel, though there were a couple of Orthodox supporters conspicuously positioned behind the speakers... Silver, who is now a constituent of hers, called Velazquez his «newly acquired» congresswoman, and mostly talked about her work for federal housing money and on behalf of small businesses.