Sentences with phrase «during town hall meetings»

Bishop and other GOP legislators expressed no such concerns, of course, when Tea Party activists shouted down politicians during town hall meetings over Obamacare, or showed up armed at rallies to protest gun control.

During a town hall meeting last night, Hayworth was again asked about the joint committee and whether she has any concerns about being linked to Grimm at a time when his personal fundraising is under fire.

And during a town hall meeting Friday in central New York, she reiterated her opposition to the legislation.

Leonard Roberto, a Republican challenging Democratic Rep. Brian Higgins in the 27th CD, reportedly called homosexuality a practice condemned by God during a town hall meeting on Tuesday night.

Republican congressional candidate John Katko answers a question during a town hall meeting Tuesday, June 10 at Clifford E. Galbraith VFW Post 7127 in Moravia.

Responding to remarks by various stakeholders during a Town Hall meeting in Government House, Makurdi, on Monday, the President also urged them to show restraint and allow the security agencies to handle the untenable situation.

Newly appointed state Department of Homes and Community Renewal Commissioner Darryl Towns said he was working to keep apartment rents affordable during a town hall meeting Sunday organized by state Assemblyman David Weprin (D - Little Neck) at the Samuel Field Y in Little Neck.

He was booed during a town hall meeting Saturday in Chautauqua County.

United Federation of Teachers president Michael Mulgrew rallied teachers against Governor Andrew Cuomo's education reform proposals during a town hall meeting Tuesday night, asking his members to prepare for a «tough road» ahead during budget negotiations.

Earlier this week, State Senator Daniel Squadron addressed the issue during a town hall meeting at a senior center on Delancey Street.

U.S. Rep. John Katko speaks during a town hall meeting on the heroin epidemic Tuesday, March 8 at Cayuga Community College.

Buhari spoke in Iseyin, during a town hall meeting and empowerment program he organised for the people of Oyo North senatorial district.

The acting President gave this assurance on Monday during a town hall meeting comprising the Rivers State Governor, Chief Nyesom Wike; traditional rulers, elders and other stakeholders at the Government House in Port Harcourt.

Speaking during a town hall meeting with representatives of political parties, religious leaders, youth / women groups and clerics, security agencies and other stakeholders on Wednesday in Abaji, the police commissioner said that enough security will be deployed across all polling units

Governor Chris Christie gives remarks regarding Teachers and the New Jersey Education Association during a Town Hall Meeting in Robbinsville, N.J. on Thursday, June 3, 2010.

June 3, 2010 Governor Christie: Not About Teachers Governor Chris Christie gives remarks regarding Teachers and the New Jersey Education Association during a Town Hall Meeting in Robbinsville, N.J. on Thursday, June 3, 2010.

As much as he wanted to avoid talking about charter schools, Superintendent Pascal Mubenga couldn't get around discussing their impact on Durham Public Schools during his town hall meeting Tuesday night at Hillside High School.

Participation was light, but the comments were pointed as members of the public gave their suggestions on Harford County Public Schools» still - developing fiscal 2019 budget during a town hall meeting hosted by Superintendent Barbara Canavan and her top...

Gov. Chris Christie, appearing here in this 2010 file photo, today criticized the New Jersey Supreme Court while responding to questions on his plans to change the education funding formula during a town hall meeting in Toms River.

Rep. Jason Chaffetz speaks during a town hall meeting at Brighton High School on Feb. 9 in Cottonwood Heights, Utah.

Heidi Cruz, wife of Republican presidential candidate, Sen. Ted Cruz, R - Texas, introduces him during a town hall meeting on Friday, in Wilton, Iowa.

Not exact matches

On Tuesday, a Facebook executive answered questions from employees on the issues during internal town hall meeting at the company's Menlo Park, California, headquarters.

i go to my town hall meeting quite often and its hard for me just to sit their during the pledge of allegiance, because it would offend my ancestors, to swear an oath under your god no i will have to sit their as you prey death upon me and mine.

The new chair of the House Rules Committee came under attack for proposing a constitutionally questionable procedural maneuver to pass the controversial Affordable Care Act in 2010, refused to hold town hall meetings during the height of the Tea Party movement, and compared Republicans to Nazis during a fight over abortion access in 2011.

The town hall meetings, which were electrified by his presence during the long summer campaign, are also not enough.

U.S. Rep. Ann Marie Buerkle, shown here at a town hall meeting in Salina on Feb. 22, held one fundraiser in Washington during her first 100 days in office.

A small but important component of East Hampton Town's transition to renewable energy will be detailed at Town Hall during a meeting of the town board's energy sustainability advisory committee on Monday at 5 Town's transition to renewable energy will be detailed at Town Hall during a meeting of the town board's energy sustainability advisory committee on Monday at 5 Town Hall during a meeting of the town board's energy sustainability advisory committee on Monday at 5 town board's energy sustainability advisory committee on Monday at 5 p.m.

«NO ONE CAN EVER TAKE THAT AWAY FROM ME» Clockwise, from upper left: In Nov. 2012, Christie comforts Alice Cimillo, whose home was damaged by superstorm Sandy; One year later, on Nov. 5, 2013, Christie celebrates his reelection at Asbury Park Convention Hall; New Jersey Governor Chris Christie is given a Green Bay Packers hat by state Senate President Stephen Sweeney after the annual State of the State address on January 13, 2015; Christie speaks during the 110th Town Hall Meeting with families affected by Superstorm Sandy at a VFW hall on February 19, 2Hall; New Jersey Governor Chris Christie is given a Green Bay Packers hat by state Senate President Stephen Sweeney after the annual State of the State address on January 13, 2015; Christie speaks during the 110th Town Hall Meeting with families affected by Superstorm Sandy at a VFW hall on February 19, 2Hall Meeting with families affected by Superstorm Sandy at a VFW hall on February 19, 2hall on February 19, 2014.

Ahmad wrote: «President Muhammadu Buhari will today, pay a working visit to Jos, Plateau State, during his visit he will commission some projects, unveil the Plateau Roadmap to Peace, a model 5 - year Peace plan for the state and hold a town hall meeting with the community leaders.»

Elementary School during the poverty town hall meeting, casting their votes for five projects aimed at eliminating the barriers that prevent people from moving out of poverty.

During a telephone town hall he held Wednesday night, a Brentwood woman identified as Rose Kelty said the community had suffered for years from gang violence and that Trump should meet parents of those killed.

Michael Aron, a political reporter in New Jersey for more than four decades who has studied crowd reactions during Christie's town hall meetings, says, «Invariably everyone is smiling.

Rep. Elise Stefanik has no current plans to hold a town hall meeting in her district during this week's so - called «district work period,» even after pushing out a 22 - page report last week that strongly advises members to be accessible to millennials and other voters.

Imohimi, who gave the order during a Town - Hall Stakeholders Security Meeting hosted by the Area «A» Commander, ACP J. O Akinyede, assured Lagos - Island residents that he would bring an end to neighborhood crimes of gangsterism and cultism prevalent in the area.

Going to a statewide single - payer health insurance program could offset the financial hit facing New York state if Congress does away with the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, Assemblyman Phil Steck said during a town hall - type meeting today.

Faso, a former minority leader of the state Assembly and the GOP candidate for New York governor in 2006, has taken heat during his brief time in Congress for voting in favor of the Republican health care bill in the House and for refusing to hold town hall - style meetings with constituents in his district.

Since taking office in January, state Sen. Tony Avella (D - Bayside) has repeatedly pledged to stay active in the local affairs of his constituents, and during his first town hall meeting last week, he placed himself — literally — between the city's various departments and the people they serve.

U.S. Rep. Chris Gibson describes about pending federal legislation during a public «town hall» meeting held in Glens Falls several years ago.

Last fall, during a private meeting at Town Hall between Lewza and Barbara Kerr, a member of the Town Board, Lewza acknowledged to Kerr that he hired Walsh, a private attorney who is chairman of the Republican Committee in the town of Ballston, to investigate people he suspected of leaking information about Wilson's complaint, according to a person briefed on the meetTown Hall between Lewza and Barbara Kerr, a member of the Town Board, Lewza acknowledged to Kerr that he hired Walsh, a private attorney who is chairman of the Republican Committee in the town of Ballston, to investigate people he suspected of leaking information about Wilson's complaint, according to a person briefed on the meetTown Board, Lewza acknowledged to Kerr that he hired Walsh, a private attorney who is chairman of the Republican Committee in the town of Ballston, to investigate people he suspected of leaking information about Wilson's complaint, according to a person briefed on the meettown of Ballston, to investigate people he suspected of leaking information about Wilson's complaint, according to a person briefed on the meeting.

Alcantara did not appear to have attended Espaillat's Saturday Town Hall, but during an earlier Town Hall Meeting Friday night that she organized about immigration, she said, when it comes to the IDC, she's not into the politics of «this person is in this party of that person.»

Marco Rubio had a rough night last week in Sunrise, where he faced a lion's den of hostile voters during a CNN live town - hall meeting featuring family members and friends of the victims of the massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland the week before.

Brindisi criticized Tenney for not holding a public town hall meeting during her first six months in office.

During the last Congressional recess, he refused to hold town halls, saying that he felt it was more fruitful to meet with constituents in small groups.

Emma Gonzalez, Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School student, wipes away tears during a CNN town hall meeting on February 21.

Two of three candidates in the race for the 24th congressional district, met with voters in Cayuga county yesterday during a town hall forum organized by one of those candidates, Republican Congresswoman Ann Marie Buerkle.

During its regular session Tuesday, the Town Board set a public hearing for a revised version of the proposal for July 16 at 4:30 p.m. in the Town Hall meeting room.

Last night, during what was billed as a «virtual» town hall meeting live from Albany, Pedro Espada, the state senator and Senate majority leader, announced that he now favors tolling four East River bridges.

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It should be noted that Mayor de Blasio heard a direct appeal from community members about the mega-towers during a June 21 town hall meeting on the Lower East Side.

During a June 21 town hall meeting on the Lower East Side, the mayor said he sees no way to stop the proposed towers, because his administration has concluded that they are legally permissible.