Sentences with phrase «former house speaker»

... former House speaker and Trump confidant Newt Gingrich was one of the first to start publicly advocating for geoengineering.

In 2008, Newt Gingrich, the former House speaker, later Republican presidential candidate and an early backer of geoengineering, said: «Instead of penalizing ordinary Americans, we would have an option to address global warming by rewarding scientific invention,» adding: «Bring on the American ingenuity.»

Kerry's claim actually threw the former House speaker into the Twitter equivalent of a nervous breakdown:

The irascible Lynn piped up, reminding Thrasher, a former House speaker close to Bush, of a questionable 4 - 3 committee vote she intended to challenge because she believed the vote came after another «time certain» vote by the Senate Education Committee this week.

Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich, the former House speaker, speaks to supporters during a rally in Jacksonville, Fla., on Thursday.

Newt Gingrich, the former House speaker who has advised Trump over the last year, also told STAT that Collins was under serious consideration.

Gingrich's most vocal supporter, former gubernatorial candidate Carl Paladino, told Capital New York last week that the former House speaker has a «blistering schedule» planned for New York in the next two weeks.

Rounding out the straw poll results were former House speaker Newt Gingrich at 10 percent, former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee at seven percent, South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford at four percent, former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani at three percent, Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty at two percent, and Florida Gov. Charlie Crist at one percent.

Party leaders — including Mr. Steele and Newt Gingrich, the former House speaker — had argued that local parties should be permitted to pick candidates that most closely mirror the sentiments of the district, even if those candidates vary from Republican orthodoxy on some issues.

Despite all that money, Adelson made some bad bets in the last election, first on former House speaker Newt Gingrich to win the Republican nomination and then on Mitt Romney to defeat President Obama in the general election.

The former House speaker, delivering the keynote address at a real - estate conference in Chicago, used Paladino's unexpected surge in the polls this week as Exhibit A in how Republicans would claim a sweeping victory at the polls in November.

They said the GOP's ability to defeat incumbent Democratic US Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand and retain control of the state Senate later this year depends on Mitt Romney's ability to decisively beat Newt Gingrich and end the controversial former House speaker's chances to be their party's nominee.

The Republican presidential candidate and former House speaker is campaigning in Washington state where a same - sex marriage bill was recently passed.

Former House speaker Nancy Pelosi told WCBS 880's Marla Diamond she didn't think Schultz should have handed in her resignation.

Michael Steel, who served as an aide to former House speaker John Boehner, said: «Senator Schumer and Representative Pelosi walked in holding a pair of deuces and the president handed them a jackpot.

Prominent Mitt Romney - supporting New York Republicans are engaged in some full - throated Newt Gingrich bashing today, labeling the former House speaker as everything from «dangerous» and a «little psycho» (former Staten Island BP Guy Molinari) to a «disaster» (former US Sen. Alfonse D'Amato).

The former House speaker has strenuously courted evangelical leaders and aided last year's successful campaign to unseat three pro-gay marriage Iowa judges but has admitted to personal moral failings, including an affair with his current wife while married to his second wife.

The former House speaker announced his views on cannabis had evolved and, in support of legalization, he was joining the board of directors of New York - based marijuana company Acreage Holdings.

The former House speaker announced his views on can...

Pelosi, a former House speaker, is a favorite target of Republicans, particularly as the GOP fights against a possible blue wave this fall.

In 1995, the former House speaker was caught passing out checks from tobacco lobbyists to his fellow congressmen — something he later said he regretted.

«The challenge they have is that the president sometimes moves so rapidly that they don't get a team around that gets it organized,» said Newt Gingrich, the former House speaker and a Trump ally.

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It seems since Former Republican House speaker John Boehner announced he was supporting cannabis legalization, the industry has been reveling in succe...

Gingrich, the former presidential candidate and speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, said that after the attacks, «We had an opportunity to stand up and say, «You know, it is true - some people in the United States might make a film that is totally whacked out.

It counts Billy Graham and former speaker of the House Dennis Hastert as alumni.

When I asked him about that later, he said the former speaker has sought his input on housing issues — a topic on which Lazio has some expertise, thanks to his position as chair of the House Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opporhousing issues — a topic on which Lazio has some expertise, thanks to his position as chair of the House Subcommittee on Housing and Community OpporHousing and Community Opportunity.

In the recording, Temer allegedly agrees to buy the silence of Eduardo Cunha, the powerful former speaker of House — now under arrest on corruption charges — who is widely believed to possess incriminating information on much of the political elite.

Clinton will be at UAlbany on March 2 as part of the «World Within Reach» speaker series, which has also featured retired Gen. Colin Powell, former White House political director Karl Rove, former Gov. Howard Dean, and most recently, TV interviewer extraordinaire Barbara Walters.

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Former Democratic house speaker Tip O'Neill famously said that «all politics is local.»

Donald Trump, the presumptive Republican nominee for President, is among the featured speakers, along with Republican Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, Speaker of the House Paul Ryan, and former GOP presidential hopefuls Sens. Marco Rubio and Rand Paul.

The speakers include David All, co-founder of SlateCard, the conservative answer to ActBlue, the Dems» online PAC; Robert Bluey, the Heritage Foundation staffer who hosts a weekly meeting of conservative bloggers; and David Almacy, the Bush White House's former Internet director (yes, there is such a job).

This story has been updated to correct the name of the former Ohio House speaker.

«As the only Chinese speaker in the House of Commons, a former diplomat, British trade commissioner [for] China and the former founder chairman of the British Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai, I see part of my role in parliament to offer an informed perspective on that very important country,» he said.

Former Governor of Benue State, Gabriel Suswam and a former speaker, Benue State House of Assembly, Mr Terhile Ayua, on Wednesday condemned the killing ofFormer Governor of Benue State, Gabriel Suswam and a former speaker, Benue State House of Assembly, Mr Terhile Ayua, on Wednesday condemned the killing offormer speaker, Benue State House of Assembly, Mr Terhile Ayua, on Wednesday condemned the killing of 16...

Queens Councilman Donovan Richards, chairman of the Council's Public Safety Committee, pointed to the irony of John Boehner, former speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, who is a Republican, now supporting marijuana legalization.

Andrew Card, a former White House chief of staff under ex-President George W. Bush, will be the keynote speaker at the Amherst Republicans» annual dinner next week.

Former speaker of the Anambra State House of Assembly and immediate past commissioner for transport, Rt..

The former speaker of the House will pick up right where he left off as a political commentator on the right - leaning Fox New Channel.

The presidency has said that the 7th National Assembly headed by former Senate President, Senator David Mark; former speaker, House of Representatives, Gov Aminu Tambuwal failed Nigerians.

Stakeholders in the party such as the National Assembly lawmaker representing Kogi West senatorial district, senator Dino Melaye, former speaker Kogi House of Assembly representing Lokoja 1, Umar Imam Ahmed, current Kogi Apc chairman Hardy Ametuo were all absent at the meeting.

The winner will battle former Florida House speaker Marco Rubio, the likely Republican nominee, and Republican Florida Gov. Charlie Crist, who is now running for the Senate as an independent candidate, after dropping out of a battle with Rubio for the GOP nomination.

Speakers at the symposium include Peter Obi, former governor of Anambra; Rotimi Amaechi, minister of transportation; Donald Duke, former governor of Cross River; Femi Fani - Kayode, former minister of aviation; and Hon. Adbulmumin Jibrin, member of the House of Representative.

The Democratic nominee will take on Republican Marco Rubio, the former Florida house speaker, and Gov. Charlie Crist, who is now running without party affiliation, in the general election.

The winner will battle former Florida House speaker Marco Rubio, the likely Republican nominee, and Republican Florida Gov. Charlie Crist, who is now running for the Senate as an independent candidate afterdropping out of a battle with Rubio for the GOP nomination.

Bill 1: Members of the Council of States To Include former Senate President & House of Reps Speakers as members.

Former Deputy speaker of the Abia State House of Assembly, and the immediate past Chairman Of the Abia State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission (ASOPADEC), Chief...

Former Deputy speaker of the Abia State House of Assembly, and the immediate past Chairman Of the Abia State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission (ASOPADEC), Chief Emeka Stanley on Thursday declared his intention to run for the Abia South Senatorial Seat on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP in 2019 election.

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi and Georgia Congressman John Lewis will be among the speakers at the funeral of New York Congresswoman Louise Slaughter.

«According to the Punch newspaper report, «The three aggrieved aspirants from the Abeokuta South Constituency running against Bankole are the former speaker of the State House of Assembly, Mrs. Titi Oseni; the PDP Legal Adviser, Dr. Yemi Oke; and a member of the G - 9 lawmakers, Mr. Fasiu Bakene.