Sentences with phrase «for cabinet posts»

It represented the culmination of years of frustration over what Democrats denounced as a Republican campaign to stall the machinery of Congress, stymie President Obama's agenda and block his choices for cabinet posts and federal judgeships by insisting that virtually everything the Senate approves be done by a supermajority.

All three must be confirmed for their cabinet posts by the Senate.

Gregg subsequently withdrew his name from consideration for the Cabinet post in part over policy differences with the new administration over the 2010 census.

He repeatedly pointed to rumors that Republican incumbent Rob Astorino had been considered for a Cabinet post, highlighted Trump ally Robert Mercer's financial support for Astorino and ended his campaign with an advertisement that said the incumbent «copies every word» of «the Trump playbook.»

After Trump's victory, however, Giuliani wasn't selected for any cabinet post, leaving him on the outside of an administration he'd helped elect.

Trump's top two picks to become the next Veterans Affairs secretary abruptly withdrew their names over the weekend, leaving a shrinking list of candidates for the Cabinet post and a host of uncertainty surrounding the next administration's ambitious reform plans.

An elected second house would lead to a form of professional political class like the one we have in the Commons; a class susceptible to cronyism, corruption and stupidity in return for a cabinet post or a vote.

The new reports bring Grimsley to just shy of $ 1.9 million raised since she filed for the Cabinet post in February 2017.

Attorney General candidate Sean Shaw announced Wednesday that three state attorneys are backing his campaign for the Cabinet post.

While Wilson - Raybould was on every observer's short list for a cabinet post, it took many by surprise when Trudeau named the rookie MP justice minister.

Not exact matches

Santi said a possible way around the impasse would be for a M5S - Lega government led by a compromise prime minister agreeable to both parties, «affording Lega control of some key ministries and leaving Forza Italia to play a less visible role, with direct or indirect control of some minor cabinet posts.»

That period would prove important for another reason: the government posted Kuroda for a year as special adviser to the cabinet of Junichiro Koizumi, giving the civil servant sustained exposure to politicians at the highest levels.

As Sy explains, the President - elect's picks for various cabinet posts — apart from his selection of Rep. Tom Price to head the Department of Health and Human Services — could well have a significant effect on Americans» health and well - being over the next several years.

Nonetheless, a number of Trump's picks for cabinet and other political posts have made similar admissions in the past weeks.

President - elect Donald Trump is expected to name former Goldman Sachs partner and Hollywood financier Steven Mnuchin as his nominee for Treasury secretary, a source said on Tuesday, putting a Wall Street veteran in the top U.S. economic Cabinet post for the first time in eight years.

However, as The Washington Post noted, even selling off their holdings offers an opportunity for Trump's cabinet members to enhance their fortunes.

According to The Washington Post, the Office of Government Ethics is currently researching whether the president himself would qualify for the tax break; even if he doesn't, the unprecedented wealth of Trump's cabinet promises to push this provision, and the financial incentives it creates, to the limit.

You are the personal attorney for the President of the United States — a man who is filling cabinet posts with poorly vetted and / or grossly unqualified candidates.

In a recent blog post, former Edmonton PC MLA and cabinet minister David King asked «Should Albertans vote for a P.C. candidate, in any constituency, and elect a cog in a machine that is running amuck?»

Giuliani had been widely expected to join Trump's administration but was passed over for secretary of state, the position he badly wanted, and eventually was left without a Cabinet post.

Former Wood Buffalo municipal councillor Don Scott, who was elected MLA for Fort McMurray - Conklin in 2012, is suspected by some to be eyeing the Conservative nomination, but might be hard pressed to leave his provincial cabinet post.

He joined the board after serving six years as an elected MLA and cabinet minister for the government of British Columbia, where his various responsibilities included three cabinet posts encompassing economic development, labour and small business.

Great post I remember bringing my little one home for the first time and all we could afford at the time was a cheap model from the big W. Would have been much better to have the one with storage underneath so we didn't have to have a separate cabinet in the room just for baby supplies.

I'm going to try the DIY manicure one tomorrow and keep some CJ's in our medicine cabinet for the next time one of my boys» has gets a scrape - likely, tomorrow too;) Sara Vartanian recently posted..

Arthur Wellesley - 1st Duke of Wellington1841 - 1846Renowned for his post as Commander of the Allied Army and for defeating Napoleon at the Battle of Waterloo, Wellington was Prime Minister of Great Britain twice and later served simultaneously as Minister without Portfolio and Leader of the House of Lords in Robert Peel's second cabinet.

Trump is nearly finished choosing nominees for his Cabinet and the top tier of his administration, and four posts await appointments as he wraps up the year and begins final preparations for his inauguration.

Some sites claim that the proposed upcoming presidential cabinet and cabinet - level posts set a new record for its members» total personal fortunes: one estimate suggests it «could be worth as much as $...

Guest post by Jon Trickett, Shadow Minister of State for the Cabinet Office.

David Cameron will stand down, but says: «I will continue in post as PM with my cabinet for the next three months» https://t.co/zQYMaVoIq7

Just saying that donald trump is battling leaks of classified information from his own cabinet, and indeed he said he would go after the manchester leakers post haste... so we can't really hold him responsible for this.

The post of NUS president has traditionally served as a good stepping stone for Labour cabinet ministers.

Senate Democrats, for their part, can still point to their role in derailing Ronny Jackson's nomination to lead the Department of Veterans Affairs, another Cabinet post often seen as above politics in previous administrations.

The newly created cabinet post of special assistant for community affairs, which Bottcher will fill, is seen as a signal of Cuomo's intentions to push marriage equality in the coming months.

Tim Collins A former press secretary to John Major and member of the Downing Street Policy Unit, he was elected MP for Westmorland and Lonsdale in 1997 and held a number of frontbench posts, including a series of roles in the shadow cabinet under three party leaders.

He had been a Labour councillor for 25 years when he defected to the Conservatives and has held a number of civic posts including chair of Housing, chair of Planning, chair of Recycling and Waste, Cabinet member for the Environment, deputy leader of the council and Mayor of Ealing.

This post just looks at ministers with full cabinet status so omitting, for example, the chief whip, who just attends the meetings.

If it is a winner - take - all election for each individual post, then the shadow cabinet would be grossly unrepresentative.

Ed Miliband has dramatically reshaped his shadow cabinet ready for the general election, demoting Blairites and installing women in key posts, however the Labour leader was quickly accused of appeasing the unions with the moves.

Mr Grayling is expected to be given another Cabinet post — also as a reward for his behaviour during the referendum campaign so far.

Alongside that troop of northerners yet to appear, we were told this would be an opportunity for both David Cameron and Ed Miliband to promote more women — the PM because he's pledged to get a third of government posts filled by female politicians by 2015 (and the number of women in cabinet fell last time), the Labour leader because, well, he's got loads of good ones.

But the Labour leader failed to land his first choices for a number of key shadow cabinet posts, according to insider accounts.

Perry's signature would pretty much rule out the Perry - Giuliani ticket floated recently by former NY GOP Chair Bill Powers — or the appointment of the former NYC mayor to any cabinet posts (like US AG, for example), since the document requires the nomination of only antiabortion judges and appointees.

Rosado, 54, will replace retiring Cesar Perales, who has held that post for the past five years and is considered the most influential Hispanic official in the governor's cabinet.

At least 16 of Trump's selections for cabinet and senior - level posts are meeting with senators this week in an effort to speed up their confirmation votes, but Democrats are pushing to slow the process down by citing delayed paperwork and background checks for the appointees.

In the event, the PLP voted to retain elections for all shadow cabinet members and to elect the Chief Whip separately (a post previously appointed from amongst elected shadow cabinet members).

Since taking up the post of Shadow Leader of the House I have worked as constructively as possible with you and your office and tried to take the fight to the Tories on television, on the radio and every Thursday morning in Business Questions and I have regularly called for the party to unite in the Shadow Cabinet and in public.

The Shadow Secretary of State for Transport is a post that has been consistently held by a member of the Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet since May 1979.

Mr Grayling acquired a reputation for being highly effective in attacking Labour ministers when he was an up - and - coming Conservative MP but has made a series of errors since being elevated to the party's high command and has shown a less sure touch since he was promoted to one of the four most senior posts in the Shadow Cabinet.

In 1924 he was Secretary for Mines (not a Cabinet - level post)[9] in the First Labour Government.

While Jeremy Corbyn has stated his preference for a third of the Shadow Cabinet to be elected by members, a third by the PLP, and a third appointed by the leader, the right on the NEC have demanded all Shadow Cabinet posts are elected by the PLP.