Sentences with phrase «do as legislators»

Rosario, opening up about his own challenges in enrolling his children into magnet schools, vowed he would «do anything that I can do as a legislator — not just as a legislator, but as a parent — to give you folks a better opportunity than I had, that other children are looking to get.»

Not exact matches

Legislators in a handful of oil - rich states are struggling to do the seemingly impossible as the 2016 fiscal year draws to a close this week: balancing their budgets, as required by law, despite massive declines in revenues due to falling oil prices.

But as Congress moves toward repealing the mandate as part of tax reform, voters, legislators and industry experts have flocked to its defense, pointing out that doing away with it would cause already high premiums for individual health plans to rise by 10 percent.

Three prominent legislators have issued a joint letter to the Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), requesting information about IRS digital currency strategy as well as regarding an IRS John Doe Summons to Coinbase.

European Central Bank governing council member Ewald Nowotny said on Thursday that legislators and central bankers are discussing whether they should intervene to regulate cryptocurrencies, as China already has done.

«Well aware that the opinions and belief of men depend not on their own will, but follow involuntarily the evidence proposed to their minds; that Almighty God hath created the mind free, and manifested his supreme will that free it shall remain by making it altogether insusceptible of restraint; that all attempts to influence it by temporal punishments, or burthens, or by civil incapacitations, tend only to beget habits of hypocrisy and meanness, and are a departure from the plan of the holy author of our religion, who being lord both of body and mind, yet chose not to propagate it by coercions on either, as was in his Almighty power to do, but to extend it by its influence on reason alone; that the impious presumption of legislators and rulers, civil as well as ecclesiastical, who, being themselves but fallible and uninspired men, have assumed dominion over the faith of others, setting up their own opinions and modes of thinking as the only true and infallible, and as such endeavoring to impose them on others, hath established and maintained false religions over the greatest part of the world and through all time.»

Whereas the old sections of the ethics code generally include the legislators and staffs» spouses and dependent children as beneficiaries of lobbyist expenditures, the new bill does not.

Meanwhile, the governor of Caquetá made the same point to our delegation, as did members of a morning - long symposium in which we heard from departmental legislators, nongovernmental organizations, educators and church groups.

«There has only been one member of Congress in the history of the United States who has come out and said he doesn't believe in God,» Speckhardt said, identifying the legislator as Rep. Pete Stark, D - California.

What these legislators and their religious supporters don't understand is this: Evolution is not controversial within scientific circles, and so it should not be taught as controversial in science classrooms.

«Research has shown that life - affirming laws do have an impact on lowering the number of abortions, and with all the life - affirming laws passed since 2010, we have a reason to celebrate the number of lives saved and women protected as legislators worked to defend them from a predatory and rarely accountable abortion industry,» AUL Acting President Clark Forsythe said in a written statement.

I am not suggesting that we do that, although I think offering people the option of term - limit marriages (as suggested by Mexico City legislators) for those who might then marry instead of, say, cohabit makes sense to me if they plan to raise children.

Or maybe, it's a smart way to suggest to your supporters that you DO N'T just see them as ATMs with legs, and that you might have some potential to be a informed, intelligent legislator.

«As a state worker, and I believe I speak for most of us, I don't believe we would be as up in arms about negotiations if we saw that Gov. Paterson and our legislators were doing their best to also reduce their salaries, their perks, their staffing patterns and to get their job done, by passing a budget.&raquAs a state worker, and I believe I speak for most of us, I don't believe we would be as up in arms about negotiations if we saw that Gov. Paterson and our legislators were doing their best to also reduce their salaries, their perks, their staffing patterns and to get their job done, by passing a budget.&raquas up in arms about negotiations if we saw that Gov. Paterson and our legislators were doing their best to also reduce their salaries, their perks, their staffing patterns and to get their job done, by passing a budget.»

As the Governor has said, he will not enact a budget that doesn't include an ethics package with real disclosure of legislator's outside income, and he meant it.»

Last year, for instance, the New York City Council did away with lulus as part of a deal to raise its members» salaries to $ 148,500, a large pay increase that towers over the base pay for state legislators: $ 79,500.

Ten of the 15 legislators who have served in their chamber for more than thirty years belong to this conference, as do each of the three members who have at least forty years» experience.

Just as concerning that Cuomo felt the need to campaign for the follow - up to his signature economic development program was the fact that there didn't appear to be a single state legislator from the region there with him.

Erie County legislators, as usual, expressed their disapproval, but if history is any guide, they'll do little about it.

Still, most lawmakers do not continue to hold dual roles as legislator and taking in outside income.

Now, as governor, Cuomo is trying to pass an ethics overhaul measure that may require legislators to reveal more details about their outside income and clients who do business with the state.

Holmquist characterized Mahoney as a «Republican In Name Only,» adding that the county executive did not endorse fellow Republican legislators such as David Knapp in a primary and Republican candidate Rob Astorino for governor in 2014.

«The presence of these two capable, community - oriented, active councilmen has shown that gay legislators will do a good job of representing their constituents across the board, which in turn reinforces the idea of gay people as members of the community,» Queens College political science professor Michael Krasner said in an e-mail.

Legislators often look to their own hobbies and personal interests when they decide who will win a grant, and the system allows it, as long as they don't profit from it.

Voters generally approve of the job their local state legislators are doing, but disapprove overall of the Legislature as a whole (29 - 58).

It was brought up at a recent Village Board meeting that you would not know what the Village Board has done about the pedestrian crosswalk signal, because you have never been to a Village Board Meeting in at least 11 years and perhaps in your 18 years as an Ulster County legislator.

McKee and tenant advocates as well as Democratic legislators from the city don't want to settle for simple renewal.

Alden Wolfe was reappointed as vice chairperson of the governing body and echoed the sentiments of the incoming legislators by adding that they «have the unique ability to put politics aside and do what's right for the county.»

Several legislators fear county will do nothing to achieve efficiencies BY DYLAN SKRILOFF On Tuesday the Rockland County Legislature officially requested an $ 80 million deficit bond on a 11 - 3 vote, but really the vote was 9 - 5, with five dissenting lawmakers voting to float a $ 62 million bond instead, as proposed by Legislator Ed Day.

«Right now, Democrats have a 12 - member majority on the Board of Legislators, and with George as county executive, they really don't need a 13th member,» said a county Democratic leader.

Now, the Board of Legislators will have approximately 60 days to come to a decision over what it wants to do with Playland's ailing pool, otherwise Standard has the option to exit the agreement as per the contract signed in March.

As we have seen in the case of Barclays, and News International, the culture set from the top matters, and it matters that in a modern society we don't have unelected legislators sitting unaccountably in a golden palace.

As the county legislator for more than 85,000 people, I rely on open communication to ensure I am doing the best job possible.

Approving a balanced budget, that doesn't raise taxes, is the single most important thing we, as legislators, are charged with,» Legislator Dixon said.

When an agreement was made on the bill, Cuomo described the measure as a «tough and aggressive approach we need» that did things like requiring legislators to «disclose income from outside employment and the names of clients or customers.»

The company does work with the New York government, but Bruno doesn't see that as a problem, as all of their contracts are achieved through public bidding and state legislators are legally barred only from lobbying after retirement from office, not from taking other types of jobs.

The changes did not apply to any legislator who was already in office at the time that the initiative was approved; the rules governing the terms of those who are in the California State Legislature as of June 5, 2012, are calculated under the previous rules.

«I think there are enough county legislators who don't see Kingston as a priority who would make things much more difficult than the deal we have now,» said Carey.

According to the maverick legislator, Ghanaians want the President and his Vice, to stop complaining about the challenges facing the economy as they (Ghanaians) did not vote for them and the NPP to «lecture» them on the country's problems.

When pressed as to what Mr. Cuomo may have done to twist the legislator's arms, the famously assertive governor asserted he's «not an arm - twister.»

Voters may feel as though they do not have a meaningful alternative to the incumbent legislator.

Ya, not only did sfgate.com misleadingly say that legislators got money as if it were for their own personal use, they also said that it came from «defense contractors».

«Westchester families pay the highest property taxes in America because of what George Latimer did as a county legislator and as an assemblyman.»

On other government ethics reform, the budget did not ban outside income for state legislators as the governor had planned.

Patricia Eddington, now the Brookhaven Town Clerk, is listed as one of the «Enemies of Reform,» but she's neither a legislator, nor do I think a candidate, having just left the Assembly to the clerk's office.

«I do think that gay marriage advocates want to make a case nationwide that Republican legislators supporting an issue such as this aren't in legislative danger when the next election comes around,» he said.

That being said, the recall does work well — 17 of those legislators were kicked out by the recall vote, as were over 85 of the 151 officials who faced a recall this year.

Ramp up the political rhetoric all you want — it doesn't change the fact that you're impotent as a legislator.

David Robinson: «Just as concerning that Cuomo felt the need to campaign for the follow - up to his signature economic development program was the fact that there didn't appear to be a single state legislator from the region there with him.»

Mark John's proposal of a unicameral legislature makes a lot of sense — provided legislators did not get to pick their constituents as was done in the last round of redistricting.