Sentences with phrase «conference is in the minority»

The conference is in the minority, though, and there is limited likelihood that the Republican majority will advance the reforms being sought, such as early voting.

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House Minority Leader John Boehner, R - Ohio, smokes a cigarette after a news conference outside of Tart Lumber Company in Sterling, Va..

The Airport Minority Advisory Council's (AMAC) 2015 Airport Business Diversity Conference theme, «Business Beyond the Beach: ELEVATING Global Opportunity», is focused on exploring business prospects outside of traditional airport contracting in domestic venues.

The theme of this year's NMSDC Conference and Business Opportunity Exchange is «Minority Supplier Development: Investing in the Future.»

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi at a January press conference said the money corporations were giving to workers would pale in comparison to what they would give to those who own their stock.

That is outrageous,» Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D - N.Y., said at a news conference Wednesday in the Capitol.

At the September 1933 World YMCA conference in Sofia, Bulgaria, Bonhoeffer warned of the «growing persecution of minorities» in Nazi Germany and successfully influenced the delegates to pass a strongly worded resolution condemning the violence against Jews: «We especially deplore the fact that the State measures against the Jews in Germany have had such an effect on public opinion that in some circles the Jewish race is considered a race of inferior status.»

Since 1976 EATWOT has been sponsoring dialogues among theologians in Asia, Africa and Latin America and oppressed racial minorities in the U.S. Major conferences have been held in Tanzania (August 1976), Ghana (December 1977), Sri Lanka (January 1979) and Brazil (February 1980).

When another saintly Benedict did finally emerge, this time upon the Chair of Peter, his cultural analysis echoed that of MacIntyre: «I would say that normally it is the creative minorities that determine the future, and in this sense the Catholic Church must understand itself as a creative minority,» suggested Pope Benedict XVI during an in - flight papal press conference in 2009.

Leaders of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops endorsed a congressional resolution Monday condemning attacks on religious minorities in Iraq and urging both Iraqi and U.S. government officials to do more to protect religious groups considered to be at risk there.

While Western governments were busy containing the Soviet threat during the Cold War, a minority of like - minded ideologues working within international bureaucracies and operating in networks was acquiring indisputable expertise in the various socio - economic areas addressed at the conferences.

Moreover, such criticism has been made by those involved, and it has been taken with increasing seriousness as the movement has attained greater maturity and impact: witness the large representation of poor and minority women at the 1977 National Women's Conference in Houston.

I spent twenty years working in the tech industry, where women at conferences were definitely in the minority.

Low breast - feeding rates among minorities, especially black women, are a serious public health problem in America, U.S. Surgeon General Dr. David Satcher said Monday at La Leche League International's 17th annual conference in Chicago.

«I am disappointed Senator Avella is deciding to join the Independent Democratic Conference in conjunction with the Republican minority,» said Rep. Joe Crowley, Chair of the Queens County Democrats.

In fact, «The Democratic Conference: Organizational and Operational Structure Report» is an eyewitness account of Paterson's DYSFUNCTIONAL governing nature while Senate Minority Leader.

Four of the women running primary campaigns the members of the Independent Democratic Conference are urging in a letter to have Senate Minority Leader Andrea Stewart - Cousins included in the top - level leaders meeting this month.

Addressing a press conference Wednesday, February 22, 2017, the Minority Leader, Haruna Iddrisu accused the president of hiding behind brevity in order to avoid touching on many critical sectors that are vital and important to the generality of Ghanaians.

Here's Senate Minority Leader Dean Skelos telling reporters at the Log Cabin Republicans fundraiser in Manhattan last night that he would «recommend» to his conference that the same - sex marriage bill return to the floor for a vote next year if the GOP manages to regain control of the chamber.

Senate Minority Leader Dean Skelos said recently that he would «recommend» to his conference that gay marriage be allowed to return to the floor for another vote if the GOP succeeded in taking back the majority.

This will be done in the form a «hand up» in the state Senate — a non-voting procedural move that will recognize the new members of the conference, said Senate Minority Leader Andrea Stewart - Cousins in an interview Friday.

Smith, who was named in the scathing IG report on the AEG mess along with Senate Minority Leader (then Democratic Conference Leader John Sampson) and Sen. Eric Adams, among others, also said the question of whether Kruger should retain his ranking position on the Senate Finance Committee is «a matter for the leader to decide in the conferenConference Leader John Sampson) and Sen. Eric Adams, among others, also said the question of whether Kruger should retain his ranking position on the Senate Finance Committee is «a matter for the leader to decide in the conferenceconference.»

Speaking at a press conference on Thursday June 20 organized by the National Democratic Congress [NDC] to react to some comments made by President Akufo - Addo at a media encounter at the Flagstaff House in Accra, the minority leader said the NDC will resist the «blackmail witch - hunting» of the head of the election management body who was appointed by the past Mahama administration.

Senate Minority Leader Andrea Stewart - Cousins in a statement Monday reiterated that a number of the measures Gov. Andrew Cuomo is outlining in his 2017 are those that have been championed by her mainline Democratic conference in the chamber.

But Kolb and his fellow Republicans have been largely disappointed by the ongoing lack of parity they have experienced in the chamber under Heastie, though the minority leader did admit the speaker this year allocated capital infrastructure cash to his GOP conference — something Silver «never did.»

The fundraiser is likely a marquee event for the minority conference, which has suffered multiple setbacks this year, the latest being the endless recount in a Brooklyn Senate district special election falling to Republican David Storobin.

Ken Lovett includes Cuomo, Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie, the IDC, unions and direct care workers in the budget «winners» column, while Flanagan, the minority legislative conferences and reformers are among the «losers.»

He was taking the helm of a conference that held a narrow majority in the Senate and was expected to lose seats in the 2016 election — forcing him to either fall into the minority or form a coalition government with the Independent Democratic Cconference that held a narrow majority in the Senate and was expected to lose seats in the 2016 election — forcing him to either fall into the minority or form a coalition government with the Independent Democratic ConferenceConference.

Senate Minority Leader Andrea Stewart - Cousins decried the «rogue Democrats» in the eight - member Independent Democratic Conference, saying at a news conference on Monday they were «enabling the Republican agenda» in the staConference, saying at a news conference on Monday they were «enabling the Republican agenda» in the staconference on Monday they were «enabling the Republican agenda» in the state Senate.

In the morning, it was Queens Sen. Mike Gianaris, the deputy minority leader, who in a radio interview blasted the growing eight - member IDC for their alignment with the Senate Republican conference, linking them to President Donald Trump in the procesIn the morning, it was Queens Sen. Mike Gianaris, the deputy minority leader, who in a radio interview blasted the growing eight - member IDC for their alignment with the Senate Republican conference, linking them to President Donald Trump in the procesin a radio interview blasted the growing eight - member IDC for their alignment with the Senate Republican conference, linking them to President Donald Trump in the procesin the process.

The running feud is to the delight of Senate Republicans, who are in a numerical minority in the chamber, but retain a working majority with the help of Democratic Sen. Simcha Felder, who sits with the GOP conference.

The four members of the State Senate's new Independent Democratic Conference, who split off from the minority Democrats last week, have come out with their agenda and included in it is a call -LSB-...]

«We are in the middle of a tick explosion,» Senate Minority leader Chuck Schumer warned during a press conference -LSB-...]

The Assembly proposal is for an eight - person committee to conduct interviews, with four appointments by the Assembly Democrats and, in light of the decision from Senate Republicans, two apiece from the minority conferences.

Although there are 32 Democrats and 31 Republicans in the 63 - member chamber, nine Democrats have made a power - sharing alliance with Republicans, putting Perkins and 22 of his colleagues in the Democratic conference in the minority.

(Libous is heading up the SRCC at the moment; if the Republicans take back the Senate majority, it would surprise me if anyone moved on Seklos, but if they remain in the minority — or, worse yet for them, lose seats — it could be a bloodbath in that conference).

Later, during a question and answer session with former Port Authority Executive Director George Marlin, Paladino said «there's a complete lack of transparency» in Albany, and said Assembly Minority Leader Brian Kolb was «brave» after Cuomo leaned on him and the conference during the tax code debate.

In 2010, the mayor donated $ 900,000 to the housekeeping account as the conference was gearing up to retake the chamber after a term in the minoritIn 2010, the mayor donated $ 900,000 to the housekeeping account as the conference was gearing up to retake the chamber after a term in the minoritin the minority.

Senate Minority Leader Andrea Stewart - Cousins, who ousted Sen. John Sampson last December, is the first woman in Albany history to lead a legislative conference.

The Minority in response at a press conference said the ruling of the Speaker is whimsical and capricious.

Also during the interview, Cuomo refused to pick sides in the battle over the state Senate chamber, insisting he would be able to work with either Senate Minority Leader Dean Skelos of Democratic Conference Leader John Sampson (in spite of the AEG mess).

The conference will be of immense help to all those who realise that, particularly in London, the ethnic minority vote will be key to whether we sink or swim in the next elections.

Andrea Stewart - Cousins is the first woman to head a legislative conference in the state legislature and the first black female Senate minority leader (now that a group of breakaway Democrats has disbanded).

March 3, 2011 (readMedia)-- Assembly Minority Leader Brian Kolb was today awarded the New York State Rifle and Pistol Association (NYSRPA) «Man of the Year» Award in recognition of the historic gains made in last November's elections by the Assembly Republican Conference.

At the same time, the conference released a report highlighting women and minorities in the entertainment industry, finding they are underrepresented amongst directors and producers.

«It's possible, but I don't want to raise expectations,» said Paterson, who noted that he lowered expectations when he took over the Democratic conference in 2002, ending the idea that the minority needed to win six seats all in one fell swoop.

The recognition of the IDC has been a bone of contention between the Senate Democrats and Republicans ever since the four, led by Sen. Jeff Klein, bolted their conference to form their own entity — a move intended as a «no confidence» sign in Senate Minority Leader John Sampson.

Again, the Commission advised DYMOG to redirect its petition to the Director General of the SEC before same may be considered by the administrative and hearings committee.Addressing a news conference Thursday on the matter, Convenor of DYMOG, Edward Tutor, said accused the government of attempts to thwart investigations into the bond which has been condemned by the minority in parliament.

Senator Liz Krueger, a Democrat who is part of the mainstream Democratic conference, which will presumably be in minority party status in the new Senate next year, isn't so sure.

ALBANY — Sen. Neil Breslin has been tapped as deputy leader of the 26 - member Democratic Conference, a post that requires him to coordinate the legislative flow on the chamber floor and serve as the second - in - command to Minority Leader John Sampson, D - Brooklyn.