Sentences with phrase «comments by spokesmen»
But recent comments by spokesmen for the United States, China, and India make it clear that those nations do not intend to contribute significantly to such expenditures, irrespective of geoengineering possibilities.
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Spokesmen for Australia's Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and the countrys Trade Minister Steven Ciobo both declined to comment when contacted by Reuters about the deal's terms before the White House's official announcement.
Zenefits did not have a comment about the write - down or the revenue - target miss, but Kenneth Baer, a company spokesman, said it is unfazed by the competition, and will keep on innovating in the year to come.
Verizon (vz) declined to comment, but a spokesman pointed to remarks by CFO Fran Shammo during an investor conference earlier this month.
Crossroads GPS spokesman Jonathan Collegio responded to critics by sending an email message with the subject line «Snarky comments» that pointed out that some of the group's critics are nonprofits that also don't disclose their donors.
Commenting on this morning's tweets, an Obama spokesman told the New York Times that «no White House official ever interfered with any independent investigation led by the Department of Justice.»
In response to Fortune «s request for comment, Trump campaign spokesman Steven Cheung sent a campaign statement saying, «These outlandish, unsubstantiated, and totally false claims fabricated by publicity hungry, opportunistic, disgruntled former employees, have no merit whatsoever.»
The anxiety was sparked by surprise comments from White House spokesman Sean Spicer last month that the government would likely step up its enforcement of drug laws.
The SEC referred questions to the CFTC, where a spokesman said the commission stands by the report but declined to comment further.
Kurdistan has not agreed to export crude via Iraq's State Oil Marketing Organisation (SOMO), a spokesman for the autonomous region's government said on Thursday, contradicting earlier comments by a top energy official in Baghdad.
Meanwhile, the manager was further stressed to comment on Costa, for which a spokesman intervened by saying: «Our position is clear.
An FDA spokesman had no immediate comment but noted that a review of existing evidence about BPA's health effects is nearly complete and that the agency will «make a decision how to proceed» by month's end.
The spokesman for Senate Republican Leader Dean Skelos this afternoon blasted former gubernatorial candidate Carl Paladino in a comment - without - commenting statement that resurrects a line of attack used by Gov. Andrew Cuomo's 2010 campaign.
A spokesman for the governor declined to comment on the contents of the proposal — which are subject to change until the panel, convened by Cuomo in October to study the issue, finalizes and releases its report.
De Blasio campaign spokesman Dan Levitan didn't comment on the amount raised by Massey, but touted the mayor's record in office.
A spokesman for Buhari, who won elections last year vowing to fight corruption, said he was deeply «shocked and embarrassed» by the comments, which he assumed must refer to problems in Nigeria that pre-dated his presidency.
Asked about King's comments on CapTon, Cuomo spokesman Rich Azzopardi would neither confirm nor deny that supervised injection sites are being considered by the administration, saying only:
Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan through a spokesman on Friday called the racially tinged comments by billionaire donor Daniel Loeb aimed at Senate Minority Leader Andrea Stewart - Cousins «clearly inappropriate.»
Asked for comment, Collins» spokesman, Sarah Minkel, said: «The House Ethics Committee is reviewing a report from the Office of Congressional Ethics in regards to the false accusations brought about by Congresswoman Louise Slaughter and her allies in a partisan witch hunt against Congressman Collins.
The presidential spokesman maintained that Obasanjo's comments are «not different» from the letter he wrote to Buhari in January, stating that, «what former president Obasanjo has just said is not different from what he said in his letter of January 23 and an adequate response has been given to that letter by the Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed.
Walt McClure, a spokesman for the commission, said in a statement that he «can not comment, by law, on anything that may or may not be an investigative matter.»
A spokesman for the state Senate GOP declined to comment on the proposal, contained in a letter released by Cuomo's office to the state's delegation in the House of Representatives.
A Cuomo spokesman also criticized the remarks by Loeb to the Times saying, «We have no connection with these comments whatsoever, and in our opinion they are entirely inappropriate and have no place in the public discourse.»
A West Midlands Regional Labour spokesman said: «It was a light - hearted comment and it was received in that way by the audience.
Spokesmen had no comment Monday on whether the Legislature will oppose the commission's request, revealed last week in a letter obtained by The Associated Press.
Presidential spokesman Femi Adesina has said that President Muhammadu Buhari's comments on former Libyan leader, Muammar Gaddafi, on the killings by herdsmen in Nigeria was misinterpreted to score cheap political goals.
Allies of the first secretary of state have expressed concern about the comments made by Quick and Lewis regarding an investigation into government leaks when Green was an opposition home affairs spokesman.
Commenting on the matter, the acting Presidential spokesman told GHonetv.com that the claim by the academician lacks basis.
Walt McClure, a spokesman for JCOPE, said in a statement that the agency «can not comment, by law, on anything that may or may not be an investigative matter.»
A Yankee spokesman later said Trost meant no offense by the comment.
A Stefanik campaign spokesman declined to comment on if the district has been flagged by the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) as one that may go blue.
Asked by Capital for comment Tuesday morning, a spokesman for New York State United Teachers addressed Cuomo's comments about teacher evaluations but initially declined to comment on the governor's likening of public education to a «monopoly.»
A spokesman for County Executive Edward Mangano repeated past comments Tuesday by saying Armor's contract couldn't be canceled «without subjecting taxpayers to significant liability as the allegations have not been substantiated to date.»
Liu's spokesman, George Artz, would not comment on the meeting nor whether Liu himself felt snubbed by the lack of an invite.
Rep. Nan Hayworth's campaign spokesman Bruce Harvie dismissed the uproar over consultant Jay Townsend's controversial Facebook comments as a controversy «manufactured» by the operation of one of her Democratic rivals, Richard Becker, and sought to turn the tables by accusing his campaign of hurling «offensive rhetoric and imagery» on the congresswoman for months in various on - line forums.
Afterward, flanked by a NYSUT spokesman who urged reporters to stick to on - topic questions, Pallotta refused to comment on the elections.
When Roy Occhiogrosso resigned as Malloy's chief adviser there was some hope that the absurd, stupid and arrogant comments emanating from the Governor's Office would come to an end — but Malloy's response the other day proves that he is more than capable of filling the void left by his bullying former adviser and spokesman.
The comments by Volkswagen brand Chief Executive Herbert Diess, first reported by European business daily Handelsblatt and confirmed to Reuters by a VW spokesman, were the strongest yet to deny the possibility that diesel - once a quarter of the brand's U.S. sales - could be a part of Volkswagen's future U.S. lineup.
Comments — Ann Miner's link to Seattle Channel interview by Nancy Pearl with Paul Collins that wandered into a Kindle discussion at about 22 minutes (iTunes podcast link); Craig Scarberry's recommendation of the excellent Books on the Nightstand podcast; Jean Remple on OCTO covers (more on covers here and here); Ann Miner with a good idea for Amazon; Marcy MacKenzie on a meetup with Bob Cope; an Amazon PR spokesman confirms the Facebook post stating that «a better way to organize your Kindle libraries» is coming; Jim Jones links to the Cushing Academy of Canada - Sony Reader style; Tom Lichty links to a charming coming - of - Kindle - age column by Margie Boulé in The Oregonian; Kevin Warner, a new Kindle owner from Down Under; Len Charnoff's tutorial video on Inkmesh; audio comments from Pastor Mark Pierce of Church Requel and Comments — Ann Miner's link to Seattle Channel interview by Nancy Pearl with Paul Collins that wandered into a Kindle discussion at about 22 minutes (iTunes podcast link); Craig Scarberry's recommendation of the excellent Books on the Nightstand podcast; Jean Remple on OCTO covers (more on covers here and here); Ann Miner with a good idea for Amazon; Marcy MacKenzie on a meetup with Bob Cope; an Amazon PR spokesman confirms the Facebook post stating that «a better way to organize your Kindle libraries» is coming; Jim Jones links to the Cushing Academy of Canada - Sony Reader style; Tom Lichty links to a charming coming - of - Kindle - age column by Margie Boulé in The Oregonian; Kevin Warner, a new Kindle owner from Down Under; Len Charnoff's tutorial video on Inkmesh; audio comments from Pastor Mark Pierce of Church Requel and comments from Pastor Mark Pierce of Church Requel and Bob Lee.
The print version (which prompted my comment) was heavily edited, ended with the quote by a spokesman for the Energy and Commerce Committee, and focused on the spat between the two Senators.
I was interested to see the comments by Tim Yeo, government spokesman on climate change, who is also my Member of Parliament (MP).
For Ukraine, parts of the text seem to oppose other sections, Marcu said... John Hay, spokesman for the UNFCCC in Bonn, declined to comment immediately when reached by phone today.
«We are declining comment,» said an SEC spokesman by email, in response to questions regarding whether the agency had a position on the currency or if it had jurisdiction over Bitcoin trading in the first place.
TfL's spokesman has clearly become accustomed to being grilled by journalists on this topic, and points to comments made by UK information commissioner, Elizabeth Denham, last month who, when asked about the trial at a local government oversight meeting, described it as «a really good example of a public body coming forward with a plan, a new initiative, consulting us deeply and doing a proper privacy impact assessment».
A spokesman for New York - based Teachers, which is advised in the sale of the 65 - story building by the Chicago office of real estate firm Cushman & Wakefield Inc., also would not comment.
A spokesman for Walgreens, which is advised by CB Richard Ellis Inc., declined to comment.