Sentences with phrase «current member of the legislature»

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I thank Tom Quatroche, former ECMC chair Sharon Hanson, current chair Jon Dandes, as well as the rest of the board and the members of the legislature who supported this worthy project.

«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.»

You might think they're talking about current American politics: There is no money in the national treasury for more social programs like orphanages and vaccinations; The military budget must be cut; The rich are intent on keeping their tax privileges; Members of the legislature continue to beat down all proposed reforms of the leader; The conditions of the poor are getting worse; Some religious leaders insist that the Earth was created in six literal days; Foreigners must be deported.

More than half of the 50,000 members of the Washington Education Association have voted to authorize a strike if the state legislature does not adequately address teachers» concerns in its current session.

Leaders in both chambers of the state legislature praised the executive order, and several members of the legislature appeared to show strong support for introducing a new bill that would prohibit any employer in New Jersey from asking about a prospective employee's current or past salary, according to the nj.com report.