Sentences with phrase «current house members»

A handful of more current House members won special election races at least 20 years ago including California Democrat Sam Farr (1993), Texas Republican Sam Johnson (1991), Oklahoma Republican Frank D. Lucas (1994), New York Democrat Jerrold Nadler (1992), Florida Republican Ileana Ros - Lehtinen (1989), New York Democrat José E. Serrano (1990), and Mississippi Democrat Bennie Thompson (1993).

Topics included his relationship with the current House member from the district, Charles Rangel, his electoral chances and the prospect that he could be a spoiler in a Rangel / Espaillat rematch, his top issues and whether he will invite Rangel and Espaillat to speak to his congregation.

Conyers, the longest - serving current House member, insists that contrary to a BuzzFeed report, he has never settled a sexual - harassment complaint and vehemently denies the allegations lodged against him.

Not exact matches

President Donald Trump warned the Republican members of the House that he will leave Obamacare unchanged if they do not approve the current health - care proposal.

Under the current system of lax or non-existent restrictions on political spending, billionaire givers are at least as influential as any individual member of the House or Senate, probably a bigger deal than the chairmen of the two major political parties.

«[Project C.O.R.E.] has no value unless we learn how to balance physical development with human capital development,» says Danise Jones - Dorsey, a longtime Fells Point resident, former Baltimore Housing Authority official, and current member of the North East Housing Initiative land trust.

We do not offer in house financing, but there are many options for 3rd party financing dependent on your credit score, cash available, and current net worth.We are SBA certified and a member of Vet - Fran.

One might argue that the Democrats (in both houses) have more to lose, with several of their members who are running for Congress perhaps enjoying the insurance policy that two primaries brings — the option to run for their current seats if a bid for higher office doesn't work out.

Of the 150 current members of the lower house, 124 were first elected to office after Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver became speaker.

Instead he joined six current New York Democratic House members, former Rep. Charles B. Rangel and former Rep. (and current Lieutenant Governor) Kathy Hochul in urging a crowd of 500 or so to work toward electing a Democratic House majority in 2018.

The structure of the committee consists, essentially, of the Chairperson (who according to current Democratic Caucus rules is a fellow member of the Caucus appointed by the party leader in the House), their staff, and other Democratic members of Congress that serve in roles supporting the functions of the committee (candidate recruitment, fundraising, etc.).

Parliamentary Committees The current situation is that Committees have approx a dozen members made up to reflect the current party political balance of the lower house.

The referendum is May 5th and the question is «Do you want the United Kingdom to adopt the «alternative vote» system instead of the current «first past the post» system for electing Members of Parliament to the House of Commons?».

At a rally packed with his supporters, former Tower Hamlets mayor Luftur Rahman has named the current cabinet member for housing Rabina Khan as the next mayoral candidate for his party.

Critics today, including members of the de Blasio administration and some developers, say that the current program often stimulates luxury housing more than affordable units.

MTA board member Mitchell Pally, a frequent critic of Penn's current condition, said Cuomo's plan would streamline several parallel efforts to changes at Penn, which houses multiple transportation agencies and retail landlords.

Endorsements (announced June 9, 2011) Former U.S. Sen. Jim Talent Auditor Tom Schweich Senate Majority Leader Tom Dempsey House Majority Floor Leader Timothy Jones (announced Sept. 20, 2011) U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt (announced Oct. 4, 2011) Michael Gibbons; Former Senate President Pro Tempore Catherine Hanaway; Former Speaker of the State House Doug Russell; Former Missouri Republican Party Chairman Mike Kehoe; State Senator John Griesheimer; Former State Senator & Franklin County Commissioner Sue Allen; State Representative Cloria Brown; State Representative Mike Cierpiot; State Representative John Diehl; State Representative Tom Flanigan; State Representative Glen Klippenstein; State Representative Bill Lant; State Representative Noel Torpey; State Representative Chuck Pryor; Former State Representative Todd Smith; Former State Representative Dean Dankleson; Jasper County Prosecuting Attorney Eric Zahnd; Platte County Prosecutor Kathy Swan; Cape Girardeau City Council Member Jeremy Boucher; St. Clair County Republican Chairman Robert Hull; Worth County Republican Chairman (announced Dec. 1, 2011) Steven Tilley; Speaker of the House George H. Walker III; Former U.S. Ambassador Harry Otto; Deputy State Auditor Ron Richard; State Senator Betty Sims; Former State Senator John Griesheimer; Former State Senator & Franklin County Commissioner Gary Nodler; Former State Senator Jay Barnes; State Representative Scott Dieckhaus; State Representative Delus Johnson; State Representative Cole McNary; State Representative Dwight Scharnhorst; State Representative Sheila Solon; State Representative Gary Dusenberg; Former State Representative Brian Stevenson; Former State Representative J. Daniel Patterson; Greene County Prosecuting Attorney Steven Stevenson; Andrew County Prosecuting Attorney Adam Warren; Livingston County Prosecuting Attorney Gregg Grounds; Former Mayor of Blue Springs Stephen Holt; Jasper Collector of Revenue Dale Carter; Blue Springs City Council Member Larry Vincent; Cole County Collector Chris Wrigley; Cole County Commissioner Judy Lohman; Vice Chair, Morgan County Republican Central Committee Karen McCutcheon; Vice Chair Morgan County Republican Central Committee Louella Pryor; Treasurer, Morgan County Republican Central Committee Katie Smith; Former Director, Missouri Department of Agriculture Trish Vincent; Former Director, Missouri Department of Revenue (announced Dec. 2, 2011) Former U.S. Sen. John Danforth (announced Jan. 12, 2012) U.S. Rep. Billy Long (CD - 7, SW corner of Missouri) Senate President Pro Tem Rob Mayer State Sen. Dan Brown State Sen. Mike Parson State Sen. David Pearce State Sen. Kurt Schaefer State Rep. Kathy Conway Cass County Committeeman Ryan Johnson St. Louis County Committeeman Jim Gwinner (announced March 5, 2012) Former Attorney General John Ashcroft (announced March 8, 2012) Former U.S. Sen. Kit Bond (announced March 15, 2012) 14 more current and former officials including Jefferson City Mayor Eric Struemph

It's telling that in the current campaign, Clinton has won endorsements from 40 U.S. senators, 13 former senators and more than 100 House members.

If approved by voters those propositions will: 1) Create a redistricting commission to draw the new state legislative and House of Representatives» district lines every 10 years, with the commission members appointed by the state legislative leaders, 2) amend the current constitutional requirement of distributing paper versions of proposed bills to state legislators to allow for electronic distribution and 3) authorize New York State to borrow up to $ 2 billion for school funding, with a stated purpose of «improving learning and opportunity for public and nonpublic school students», including the purchase of equipment, expanding school broadband access, building classrooms for pre-K and replacing trailers and installing «high - tech security features.»

Sanders is backed by no current senators, one former senator, and five House members — one being Orlando's firebrand Democrat, Alan Grayson.

The White House is relying on a sweeping interpretation of executive privilege that is rankling members of Congress on both sides of the aisle as current and former advisers parade to Capitol Hill for questioning about possible connections with Russia.

Michigan Rep. John Conyers, 88, has dealt with various ethics investigations and a public corruption case that landed his wife in prison during a U.S. House career spanning more than five decades — longer than any other current member.

The Upper House is already too crowded but one could make space for new members by ejecting all the current ones who had made a substantial donation to a political party.

«That this House notes the ruling of the European Court of Human Rights in Hirst v the United Kingdom in which it held that there had been no substantive debate by members of the legislature on the continued justification for maintaining a general restriction on the right of prisoners to vote; acknowledges the treaty obligations of the UK; is of the opinion that legislative decisions of this nature should be a matter for democratically - elected lawmakers; and supports the current situation in which no prisoner is able to vote except those imprisoned for contempt, default or on remand.»

At the inauguration of the current 8th Assembly in June 2015, the PDP controlled 139 out of the 360 members of the House.

Many of the open houses include firematic demonstrations, meet & greet with current members, and other activities.

Indeed, Duran's first major post-session fundraiser included as «co-chairs» Sens. Oscar Braynon and Audrey Gibson, respectively, the just - previous and current Senate Democratic leaders (as well as many of his fellow House members, including the Democratic leaders).

Intended as low - income housing, the five - story tenement has become a destination for well - to - do lesbians, including Margarita Lopez, the $ 187,000 - per - year Housing Authority board member and one - time city councilwoman, and Rosie Mendez, a current councihousing, the five - story tenement has become a destination for well - to - do lesbians, including Margarita Lopez, the $ 187,000 - per - year Housing Authority board member and one - time city councilwoman, and Rosie Mendez, a current counciHousing Authority board member and one - time city councilwoman, and Rosie Mendez, a current councilwoman.

There are three ballot propositions on the November ballot: 1) Creation of a redistricting commission to draw the new state legislative and House of Representatives» district lines every 10 years, with the commission members appointed by the state legislative leaders, 2) amend the current constitutional requirement of distributing paper versions of proposed bills to state legislators to allow for electronic distribution and 3) authorize New York State to borrow up to $ 2 billion for school funding, with a stated purpose of «improving learning and opportunity for public and nonpublic school students», including the purchase of equipment, expanding school broadband access, building classrooms for pre-K and replacing trailers and installing «high - tech security features.»

Schock was the only current Republican House of Representatives member in the delegation and only other seated Republican Congressman other than Texas Senator, Ted Cruz.

«In view of the assurances by Lord Rennard about the change in his circumstances and the time he spends in Eastbourne, and in the absence of any definition of «main address» in the current guidance to the House of Lords» members expenses scheme, I have come to the conclusion that I should not uphold the complaint,» wrote Pownall.

He was a housing minister in the previous Labour government, one of few current Shadow Cabinet members to hold a role under Blair or Brown.

Our correspondent gathered that a fight broke out during the meeting between some men believed to be loyal to the current chairman of the party in the state, Mr. Abbah Yaro, and a member of the House of Representatives from the senatorial district.

Steyer, Paulson and Bloomberg are scheduled to attend the New York event, in addition to several members of the Risky Business advisory committee: Clinton administration Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Henry Cisneros, Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin and Secretary of Health and Human Services Donna Shalala, as well as Alfred Sommer of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and Gregory Page, former CEO and current chairman of the board of Cargill Inc..

Under H.R. 1431, a House - passed bill sponsored by Lucas, no member of one panel, the Science Advisory Board, could have current EPA grants or contracts; members would be barred from applying for agency funding for three years after their term ends.

But we did get to head to our sorority house and check out the remodeling they did and meet current collegiate members.

It really is so great being able to come back and mentor the new and current members of the house, while still feeling like I'm back and involved.

WIRED — May 27 — When dorkbot decided to host a presentation for its members about the current state of teledildonics, they asked Violet Blue to step into the spotlight for a hands - on demo of the Thrillhammer, the first commercial teledildonic sex machine, housed at the Museum of Sex in New York.

His new film arrives at just the right moment: the end of a year that saw the current occupant of the White House, employing empty cries of «fake news,» openly declaring members of the free press to be his enemies.

(In Colorado, most of the Democratic members of the state House education committee are former teachers — and current union members.)

Current, Board and Audit Committee member and Chair of Governance & Remuneration Committee at A2Dominion Housing Group.

«It is not in the best interests of children if House Committee members only hear testimony from people who support the current corporate agenda of further privatization, charter expansion, and high - stakes testing.

Essentially, the leadership finally expressed that it was fed up with the current upheaval in public library ebook lending, with different members of the Big Six publishing houses setting their own rules — from no lending of our new titles, to a book can only be borrowed a specific number of times, to no lending of any of our titles at all — it was chaos for the libraries and disappointment for their patrons.

We have access to federally backed programs including one from the Federal Housing Administration available to borrowers who might have problems qualifying for a conventional loan; and one from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs that requires no down payment and no mortgage insurance for current or former members of the armed forces.

If there are more than that number the colony will discourage newcomers and some of the current members may look for other food sources, neighboring houses etc. that have food to offer.

* BHRR hosts four BHRR «EXPERIENCE» mini open houses a year for the public to come interact with us, other members of our BOD, current Volunteers plus the dogs and horses.

ASA's Internet Discussion List helps member sanctuaries explore fundraising and administrative challenges, share housing and care knowledge, and alert others about current rescue cases.

The reason why they had a full house was that the current BTIA members went all out in making sure people showed up.

Come to Washington Studio School's Open House and meet their faculty, draw for free from a clothed model, visit their studios and enjoy current exhibition of figurative work by faculty member Diane Nelson.

For Performa 17 biennial Estonian artist Flo Kasearu will engage the New York Estonian House as part of «Ainult liikmetele (Members Only)», a site - specific project on the American Estonian diaspora and current members of the House, taking place in all of the 10 different rooms of this three - story Beaux - Arts building in Manhattan's MurraMembers Only)», a site - specific project on the American Estonian diaspora and current members of the House, taking place in all of the 10 different rooms of this three - story Beaux - Arts building in Manhattan's Murramembers of the House, taking place in all of the 10 different rooms of this three - story Beaux - Arts building in Manhattan's Murray Hill.