Sentences with phrase «chamber members by»

«This is a moving train and nothing is going to stop this train from moving forward,» Singas said in an interview at the event, where she was introduced to chamber members by Assemb.

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It's our legacy,» Loomis said, adding he and other chamber members were «gobsmacked» by Trump's announcement.

Podhoretz has his own twinges of pride: He writes as if the neoconservatives, those Family members who reacted to the late «60s by moving right rather than left, supplied Ronald Reagan with everything he needed to think about communism, although Reagan often said that the writer who most influenced him was Whittaker Chambers.»

Until the damage of the government buildings by a Nazi bomb, members of the British House of Commons were proud to point to the dents on the door of their chamber made by the ring on the finger of the king's messenger sent to summon them to hear the speech from the throne; he might not enter, for this was the domain of the common Englishman; he could only stand at the door and humbly invite.

The chambers are monitored by a US Cryotherapy staff member who can speak to and view those receiving treatment through the sound system and glass enclosure for safety and constant communication.

Look for fantastic deals on all manner of treats, and you won't want to miss chamber ensemble performances at 1 and 2 p.m. by members of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.

Benjamin, elected to fill a vacant Harlem Senate seat, gave Democrats a 32nd enrolled member in the chamber, kicking of a sustained campaign by liberal groups to push the Independent Democratic Conference toward reconciliation with the mainline conference.

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.

The 37th Senate district, along with the seat being vacated by Sen. Ruben Diaz of the Bronx, is at the heart of a proposed unity plan between the mainline Democratic conference in the chamber and the eight - member Independent Democratic Conference.

Democratic leadership placed the new assemblyman on the Republican side of the chamber, but the GOP moved a desk to a space by itself with no one on his right or left, so it didn't appear he was a member of its conference either.

In an op / ed submitted to Capital Tonight's State of Politics, Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan insisted Republicans will hold control of the chamber and even grow its narrow majority in the chamber in part by targeting seats held by members of the defunct Independent Democratic Conference.

Of course, these advantages of having «expert» legislators in the second chamber could be achieved by simply having a fixed proportion — say 20 % — of members appointed.

Under a plan adopted by the state party committee, the eight - member Independent Democratic Conference and the mainline Democratic conference must work together to win the election and then form a new majority coalition in the chamber.

The bill is backed by Brooklyn Sen. Simcha Felder, a Democrat who conferences with the Senate GOP in the chamber, as well as Republican Sen. Martin Golden and Tony Avella, a member of the Independent Democratic Conference and a declared candidate for mayor.

The idea of issuing subpoenas was raised publicly by Sen. Brad Hoylman, a Manhattan Democrat and the ranking minority member on the chamber's Environmental Conservation Committee, earlier this month.

Stewart - Cousins in the interview with WCNY's The Capitol Pressroom sought to hand ownership of the proposed peace agreement in the chamber, which would united her mainline conference with the eight - member Independent Democratic Conference by the spring to form a governing majority.

At 12:30 p.m., Senate Labor Chairwoman Marisol Alcantara, joined by her fellow IDC members and leaders of major labor unions, will announce legislation to combat union - busting tactics used in right - to - work states spreading nationally, outside Senate chambers, 3rd Floor, State Capitol, Albany.

And each year, the legislative chambers dole out dozens of lulus, with the richest payments being decided by the ruling party, and generally going to the most experienced and loyal members.

He was followed by Ron Kim, who missed more than half of the chamber's votes but sided with the speaker 99.8 percent of the time he was present, and first - year member Pamela Hunter, who voted with Heastie on 99.6 percent of bills.

Klein had agreed to a unity deal to bring together his eight - member faction in the chamber with the mainline Democratic conference by the spring and give the party a working majority in the chamber.

Members of the U.S. House of Representative, of the U.S. Senate, the President and the Vice President can not be recalled by the voters, only by impeachment in the case of the President and Vice President, the 25th Amendment in the case of the President, and expulsion by their respective chambers in the case of the U.S. House and U.S. Senate.

While acknowledging the various dignitaries present in the chamber, the President mentioned the name of former President Jerry John Rawlings, and that was accompanied by cheers from the minority members.

After the viral constituency briefing and empowerment done by a member of the of representative Honourable Ahmed Babawo The senator 9f the upper chambers made his opinion know on Twitter below is the tweet as captured by our blog.

I've always favoured a partially appointed chamber (preferably with other sources of members as well as direct election as well), but this is being written largely by Clegg to get Tory backing.

Ben Murray - Bruce via his twitter handle reacted to news of Borno state youths that were recently empowered with shoe shining kits, and bags of oranges by a member of the House of Representatives, Honorable Ahmed Babawo, who represents the state in the lower chamber.

So after Republicans in the Assembly highlighted some of the more unseemly aspects of the omnibus «big ugly» bill that tied up the loose ends of the state legislative session late Thursday night, members of the Democrat - dominated chamber approved it by a 122 - 13 vote.

Members presiding over the chamber as acting speakers spoke 8.3 percent, led by Jeff Aubry (112,090 words as acting speaker), Michael DenDekker (2,204), and Nily Rozic (1,685).

Next week, state legislators are expected to vote on whether to approve the legislative lines that were drawn by the majority members in each chamber.

Under the bill, which passed the chamber 40 - 18, eight of the 17 - member education policymaking board would be chosen by the governor, three by the Senate majority leader, and three by the Assembly speaker.

Paulin said that negotiations over high - profile legislation, such as the state budget, was largely done by the speaker's office, with members typically learning about the fate of the chamber's priorities after the Assembly leader had finalized deals with the state Senate and Governor's office.

The alliance remains, but the chamber's 31 Republicans hold their majority by counting Brooklyn state Sen. Simcha Felder as a member of their conference.

More than 30 members of the state Assembly have signed a budget letter to their Speaker, Carl Heastie, outlining an alternative version of the free college tuition proposal being championed by Governor Andrew Cuomo that they want Heastie to adopt for the chamber.

Second Amendment rallies gather steam across America; approximately 300 NRA members and other gun rights believers show up at Rockland County Legislative Building BY DYLAN SKRILOFF Hundreds of firearms owners and second amendment supporters gathered outside the Rockland County Legislative Chambers in New City on Saturday, joining tens of thousands more around the country in -LSB-...]

After the vote, enraged African American ministers stormed the hallway outside the council chambers and vowed that they will work to oust the members who supported the bill, which was sponsored by Phil Mendelson (D - At Large).

Saraki, however, said members of the upper chamber had resolved to start consideration of the 2016 Appropriation Bill on January 19, 2016 with only the original document submitted to the National Assembly by Buhari.

The other two cabinet members were however present in the meeting which held at the Council Chambers in the Presidential Villa, Abuja, yesterday and, as such, presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari.

Ben Jaffey of Blackstone Chambers told the tribunal that more than half of all calls made by inmates to members of parliament had been illegally intercepted in the past ten years.

The document recommended a chamber made up of half elected members, 30 per cent political appointees and 20 per cent non-political nominations - but Mr Straw emphasised that this was only his view and was not endorsed by the cabinet (full story).

Restive upstate advocates who supported Syracuse Sen. John DeFrancisco's bid for majority leader where disappointed to see another downstate member ascend to the majority leader post in a chamber that is the last lever of power controlled statewide by Republicans.

In some respects, it's a parallel to what happened in the Assembly in January, when the effort to oust Sheldon Silver as speaker was pushed for by a group of relatively new members hungry for change in the chamber.

A reader noted the one - house spending plan passed earlier this week by the GOP - controlled Senate included — almost verbatim — the NY Uprising budget reform pledge signed by nearly every single member of the chamber, both Democrats and Republicans, during the 2010 campaign.

Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos, a Long Island Republican, said in an interview on Monday he would support greater gubernatorial control over education «were appropriate» as well as more influence over its members by his chamber.

Outgoing Republican Assemblyman Steve McLaughlin was disciplined for sexual harassment on Wednesday, after an investigation by the chamber's ethics committee found he had asked a female staff member for naked pictures — a claim he vehemently denied.

Democrat Brian Benjamin has won an open state Senate seat in Harlem, filling a vacancy left by Bill Perkins and giving his party 32 enrolled members in the chamber once again.

The judgement vacated the suspension slammed on him by the hallowed chamber, ruling that Senate can not suspend member for more than 14 days

The Independent Democratic Conference, whose collaboration with Republicans in the state Senate has allowed that party to control the chamber despite being outnumbered by Democrats, added an eighth member: Queens Sen. Jose Peralta.

The party has been outlawed by various governments and Tudeh members sent to torture chambers and firing squads; yet the party has relentlessly continued its struggle, remaining loyal to the lofty ideals of peace, democracy and socialism.

Also at 11:30 a.m., Rebuild NY Now, a broad - based coalition seeking to raise public awareness about the state's infrastructure needs, hosted by Sen. Sue Serino, County Executive Marcus Molinaro and other local elected officials, members of organized labor, Chambers of Commerce and local businesses, will hold a press conference, County Bridge PV - 15, North Ave over Swallow Stream, Pleasant Valley.

A slightly smaller number of voters (16 %) favour a mostly elected chamber with a small number of appointed members — the position adopted by the Tories in their 2010 general election manifesto.

Silver arrived at his ninth floor office in the L.O.B. shortly after 9 a.m., and was soon joined by the five members he had proposed to delegate some leadership responsibilities to: Majority Leader Joe Morelle, Bronx Democratic chairman Carl Heastie, Joe Lentol of Brooklyn, Cathy Nolan of Queens and Denny Farrell, who chairs the chamber's Ways & Means committee.