Sentences with phrase «for congressional testimony»

Zuckerberg will take a break from the press and focus on preparing for his congressional testimony.

His definitive memorandum for the American Academy of Pediatrics, The Importance of Play in Promoting Healthy Child Development and Maintaining Strong Parent - Child Bonds, formed the basis for his congressional testimony in May 2007.

A top official from the Department of State was summoned for congressional testimony.

Not exact matches

Congressional testimony and investigations by the company and regulators revealed that GM engineers knew of the faulty switch for at least a decade, but a series of errors led to affected vehicles being recalled only in 2014.

That's straight out of Mark Zuckerberg's testimony for his Congressional hearings, and it reflects Facebook's head - on approach to dealing with a recent deluge of backlash aimed at the company.

Indeed, it will take another five to 10 years for AI to be ready to police hate speech and be able to reliably distinguish it from legitimate political expression, Zuckerberg told senators during his testimony at a congressional hearing Tuesday.

Nearly 20 million people tuned in for television coverage of former FBI director James Comey's congressional testimony on Thursday.

WASHINGTON (AP)-- With fired FBI Director James Comey's highly anticipated congressional testimony just a day away, the White House and its allies are scrambling for ways to offset potential damage.

During Mark Zuckerberg's Congressional testimony last week, the Facebook CEO said that the company collects data of people who have not signed up for the site «for security purposes.»

NEW YORK, April 16 - A lawyer for victims of terrorist attacks in Israel on Monday urged a federal appeals court to revive their lawsuit against Facebook Inc, saying Mark Zuckerberg's congressional testimony undermined the social media company's argument that it bore no responsibility for content on its platforms.

As for production, the company was responsible for only about 11 percent of U.S. uranium production in 2014, according to 2015 congressional testimony by a Department of Energy contractor.

Zuckerberg apologised for the data breach on Monday in a written testimony to US Congress, and will likely repeat that on Tuesday and Wednesday as he faces congressional committees looking into Facebook's management and protection of user data.

Ahead of their congressional testimony last fall, both Twitter and Facebook announced new transparency and authentication efforts for advertising.

Jamie Dimon returned to Capitol Hill yesterday for round two of his congressional testimony concerning JPMorgan's springtime trading fiasco.

And so, it was perhaps not the best time for reports to emerge that Petraeus had blamed Israeli intransigence toward the Palestinians for endangering the lives of American servicemen in the Middle East — at a reported Pentagon briefing early in March and again in congressional testimony on March 16.

Dr. Bergeron has also participated in a number of Congressional Briefings in Washington, DC and testimonies for several State Legislatures on physical activity, health and safety in youth sports, and sport concussion.

The White House and its allies are scrambling for ways to offset potential damage from fired FBI Director James Comey's highly anticipated congressional testimony, an appearance that could expose new details about his discussions with Trump about the federal investigation into Russia's election meddling.

For example, there was a story stating that James Comey would claim not to have told Donald Trump that Trump wasn't a target of the investigation in his congressional testimony.

«I guess it's typical of the culture in Washington for politicians to believe that they can solve an ongoing crisis with statements and testimonies in Congressional committee rooms.

Near the end of an hours - long House hearing Wednesday in which other lawmakers took turns bashing Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg for allowing privacy invasions, Collins spent four minutes «liking» the tech billionaire and much of what he did in two days of congressional testimony.

Fellows work 40 hours per week on a range of staff assignments: legislative analysis, responding to constituent mail, drafting talking points and speeches for members, and coordinating logistics and public testimony for congressional hearings.

Speaking to reporters at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., on 15 September, Isaacs echoed a theme enunciated in congressional testimony and elsewhere by Energy Secretary Steven Chu, who has presented a detailed proposal for eight mission - oriented research centers that he calls «innovation hubs.»

«I believe in the power of communication, and I believe medical writers can make a difference,» says Amy Stone, a subcontractor for the CDC who writes fact sheets, congressional testimony, and other documents about HIV.

In his October 12th congressional testimony about why he cost U.S. taxpayers some $ 56,000 for travel on non-commercial aircraft, Secretary of Energy Rick Perry suggested that his predecessor, Ernest Moniz, had done essentially the same...

She is often invited to speak nationally and internationally with recent engagements including: Dyslexia Day on Capitol Hill and testimony at the Aspen Institute's Senior Congressional Education Staff Retreat, «New Directions in Educational Innovation and Implications for Federal Policy.»

According to the Congressional Testimony of Terrance Woodworth, a deputy director of the Drug Enforcement Administration, the number of prescriptions written for methylphenidate has increased by a factor of five since 1991.

has no problem calling for heaps of dollars for such proven failures as the 21st Century Community Learning Centers — $ 1.27 billion, to be exact — he won't support $ 20 million for something that rigorous research actually works, quoting Andrew Coulson's recent congressional testimony:

When Duncan's testimony broached the broader idea at a March Congressional hearing, the House Appropriations Committee chairman, David Obey, a Democratic representative from Wisconsin — which finished 26th out of 41 entrants in the first round of the Race — reminded Duncan of the states» dire need for basic funds and signaled his skepticism about the Race reforms, declaring, «When the sailboat is sinking, my top priority would not be to put a new coat of varnish on the deck.»

NSBA continues to lead efforts to reauthorize the Child Nutrition Act, through congressional testimony before the House Education and the Workforce Committee, a national pulse poll, and support for legislation, such as the Healthy School Meals Flexibility Act and the Reducing Federal Mandates on School Lunch Act.

Michael Horn, CEO of Volkswagen's U.S. arm, said during congressional testimony in October 2015 that VW began massive financial relief for dealers on Sept. 21, three days after the crisis broke, which included paying maximum customer satisfaction bonuses for each car sold — more than $ 1,500 per car, Horn said.

During his congressional testimony last month, Zuckerberg left the door open for a subscription option.

I'd want to ask Sullivan if he really saw events per his Congressional testimony on the fall of 2008, where he laid much blame for the collapse at the feet of mark - to - market accounting.

Coverage of Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell's Congressional testimony highlighted his optimism about economic growth and its implications for future interest rate hikes.

The large climate science community that is not on the NIPCC margin have produced a mountain of scientific work for decades now, including major and well - vetted assessment reports that synthesize the state of scientific understanding, as well as presentations, congressional testimony, and other forms of communication.

Dr. Hansen is best known for his testimony on climate change to congressional committees in the 1980s that helped raise broad awareness of the global warming issue.

Scott Doney's recent congressional testimony provides the impetus for this post.

With this in mind, scenario A was hyped, both in the paper and in his corresponding congressional testimony, so as to cause alarm, also explaining why scenario A was the only one drawn out for so many years.

In testimony before a Congressional Subcommittee, the Ohio Director of the State of Environmental Protection Agency in 2003 made the following observations, (23)... «With the passage of Ohio's comprehensive solid waste law, H.B. 592, in 1988, Ohio took a proactive step to responsibly manage Ohio's waste by assuring in - state disposal capacity, at state of the art facilities, for solid waste generated in Ohio, and setting state recycling goals.

... We have never intended that our Congressional testimony was intended to take intellectual credit» for other scholars» work.

Yet your Congressional testimony failed at least one of your tests for irresponsible advocacy: that you have an obligation to foreground uncertainty, and to present the evidence that might be in contradiction to your views.

Gleick's 2007 congressional testimony and comments by settledscience can not hide the cruelty of government policies that left so many citizens hopeless, homelessness, unemployed, using food pantries or food stamps to get food, living in homeless shelters (Agape homes), getting funds for unemployment, welfare, social security, disability, living with parents, or attending college on borrowed government funds with no way to find a field of study that will assure employment after graduation.

(From page 48: «We'll use the following simplified illustration, which is appropriate for either middle school students or congressional testimony.»)

Oreskes revealed her part in pushing the «AGs United for Clean Power» in testimony before a panel at the Congressional Democratic Progressive Caucus in June 2016.

In Congressional testimony, forced by public and political reaction, he apologized for his remarks, but insisted the end was still worth it.

So, just in time for Michael E Mann's Congressional testimony this week, Watts Up With That posted a guest essay by Rick Wallace reflecting on my book «A Disgrace to the Profession»: The World's Scientists - in Their Own Words - on Michael E Mann, His Hockey Stick and Their Damage to Science - Volume One.

In 1992, he won a MacArthur «genius» Fellowship for his ability to bring global climate issues to the public through lectures, teaching, Congressional testimonies and the news media.

For instance, he claimed work on Congressional testimony for both Charles Koch Foundation and Southern CompaFor instance, he claimed work on Congressional testimony for both Charles Koch Foundation and Southern Compafor both Charles Koch Foundation and Southern Company.

And if they learned (from some other page) of the links I gave to the NPR Gore soundbite (2007) and to the EPA chief's congressional testimony soundbite (Feb 2010, «The science behind global climate change is settled, and human activity is responsible for global warming.»)

Real Climate even had a feed for commentary on congressional testimony.

The letters request the institutions» disclosure policies, drafts and communications relating to Congressional testimony, and sources of external funding for the academics in question.