Sentences with phrase «congressional staffer on»

Schumer is right to caution th at middle class tax breaks ma y be in jeopardy, said Clint Stretch, a former congressional staffer on budget issues a nd former top tax lobbyist.

She and other experts recently briefed Congressional staffers on the need to fill in this regulatory gap.

DOT has also briefed several Congressional staffers on the interagency process and potential next steps, and received a letter from Representative DeFazio supporting the U.S. legacy passenger carriers» position.

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Facebook officials briefed staffers on various congressional committees on Thursday, but Business Insider has reported that many of the committees were unsatisfied with the answers they did receive, increasing the likelihood of marathon hearings for Zuckerberg soon.

«Fraudulent activity of your employees was not limited to Wells Fargo's consumer banking operations,» he wrote in the letter, which was reviewed by Reuters on Tuesday, explaining that the revelations came during congressional staffer discussions with the bank.

Four out of 10 female congressional staffers believe that sexual harassment is a problem on Capitol Hill, according to a 2016 CQ Roll Call survey.

First, it spends a majority of its time educating lawmakers, including giving classes to government staffers on how to send cryptocurrency transactions or informing congressional hearings of public blockchains» potential to create a better society.

A former congressional staffer, Delrahim came to count on early, broad support among Republicans and Democrats in Congress, who advanced his nomination out of committee nearly unanimously.

Last week, the EPA head told congressional lawmakers that he had no idea staffers had spent $ 43,000 on a soundproof booth after he asked for a private, secure communications set - up.

Congressional staffers continually tell us that although they are swamped, you shouldn't assume that they don't want to dig as deeply and as broadly as they need to on an issue.

East Aurora political consultant Michael Caputo will be interviewed by staffers from the U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee on Tuesday in his second appearance before congressional panels probing Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election.

Constituent addresses are verified and their stances on particular pieces of legislation go directly to Congressional staffers, not through a 3rd party organization.

-- Organizations and congressional staffers have the ability to track constituent / voter views on specific pieces of legislation.

In addition to banning lobbyists from working on its staff, Senate Majority PAC staffers must now have their contact with congressional offices relating to the super PAC's activities pre-approved by the group's executive director or board members.

«Inaction is unacceptable when a survey shows that four out of 10 women congressional staffers believe that sexual harassment is a problem on Capitol Hill and one out of six women in the same survey responded that they have been the survivors of sexual harassment,» reads the letter, addressed to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer.

New Study On Congressional Staffers» Attitudes Towards Citizen Advocacy.

The Washington Post and other outlets have reported on the Working Families Party's «Resist Trump Tuesdays,» and the Indivisible Guide designed by former Democratic congressional staffers to share effective protest tactics.

Reports on the latest questions about a possible special session, the results of this year's Regional Economic Development Council awards, State Education Commissioner John King leaving for DC, and congressional staffers showing support for Eric Garner's and Michael Brown's family.

Perry and National Republican Congressional Committee Chairman Tom Reynolds (N.Y.) were behind Taylor, while Rep. Pete Sessions, a candidate to succeed Reynolds at the NRCC after the 2006 election, worked actively on behalf of Anderson — his former staffer.

But a cadre of current and former congressional staffers, lobbyists and party donors have been pressuring congressional leaders — especially Democrats — to intensify the search for minorities to fill jobs on Capitol Hill and in district offices nationwide.

A high - profile Southern California congressional race descended into chaos on Wednesday when Republican Carl DeMaio was peppered with questions from reporters about whether he had sexually harassed and then intimidated and attempted to bribe a former campaign staffer.

Strong chapters on school desegregation, bilingual education, education for the disabled, and school finance all support Davies's argument that «in the 1970s, reform often emanated from... within the federal bureaucracy, from the lower federal courts, and through the energetic efforts of congressional staffers, lobbyists, and public interest law firms.»

As a TeachPlus Teacher - In - Residence, she conducts research and policy analysis on federal policies related to education and reform — a role that allows her to connect back to her time as a Congressional staffer for Senator Paul Wellstone and Senator Tammy Baldwin when she represented the 2nd District of Wisconsin.

The full appropriations committee may vote on the bill next week, according to congressional staffers.

In total, 15 staffers on the eight main energy and environment congressional committees previously worked as industry lobbyists on behalf of oil, gas, mining, coal, petrochemical, and electric utility interests.

Hypothetical question to the New York Times and the UEA: if US Congressional (or UK Parliamentary) staffers and researchers decided that their work product upon which legislation is or will be based was not to be made available to investigators and / or opposition politicians, what would be the NYT and the UEA position on that refusal to openly provide information / data / research that was publicly funded?

At a Capitol Hill lunch on June 23, 2005 marking the introduction of H.R. 3037, the «Industrial Hemp Farming Act of 2005,» Congressional staffers were treated to a delicious gourmet hemp lunch while listening to various prominent speakers tout the myriad benefits of encouraging and supporting a domestic hemp industry.

On Friday afternoon DHS initiated a conference call with members of Georgia's congressional delegation to discuss the cyber-attack, a Capitol Hill staffer with knowledge of the call told LifeZette.

Climate Science Watch attended a Capitol Hill briefing April 16 on the «Climategate» e-mails, a denialist - friendly event intended for media and Congressional staffers.

A Congressional staffer shares his story and offers suggestions on how to build a satisfying career in public service.

«It is very likely there are other ads placed by Russians» that may have influenced the election, said a Congressional staffer briefed on the testimony.

Facebook executives spent Wednesday and Thursday on Capitol Hill briefing congressional committee staffers.

At these meetings, we will be inviting the congressional staffers to the Friday evening Erasing Family soiree and the Saturday Dorcy and Dr. Childress Seminar on solutions.

If you, the community of targeted parents, want an Erasing Family event on Friday night for family law attorneys, child custody evaluators, court - involved therapists, the Board of Directors for the APA, and congressional staffers, then we need your help in funding it.