Sentences with phrase «general said the committee»

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«If reports are accurate that Attorney General Sessions — a prominent surrogate for Donald Trump — met with Ambassador Kislyak during the campaign, and failed to disclose this fact during his confirmation, it is essential that he recuse himself from any role in the investigation of Trump campaign ties to the Russians,» said Rep. Adam Schiff of California, the top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee.

Sen. Richard Burr, the chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, subsequently turned the floor over to the attorney general, who went on to say that he had consulted with senior Justice Department staff prior to his testimony about what he called a «longstanding policy» regarding communications with the president.

Investing in women is smart business, says Kathryn Swintek, general partner and member of the Investment Committee of Golden Seeds Fund 2, part of New York - based angel network Golden Seeds, which comprises more than 275 investors, 80 percent of whom are women.

Bloom, a former general counsel to the senate antitrust committee, says the FTC does have a case against Google for an antitrust investigation.

Cummings said in the letter, which he wrote with the top Democrat on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Rep. Eliot Engel, that «it appears that General Flynn violated federal law by omitting this trip and these foreign contacts from his security clearance renewal application in 2016 and concealing them from security clearance investigators who interviewed him as part of the background check process.»

The bank said in a regulatory filing Thursday that the SEC has joined other federal state and local government agencies and states attorneys general, prosecutors» offices and Congressional committees, performing formal or informal inquiries, investigations or examinations.

Jan Baran, a former general counsel to the Republican National Committee, said the facts so far do not support the notion that the payment to Ms. Clifford was «indisputably directly for the campaign itself.»

House Democrats on the committee, on the other hand, say that the memo is merely part of Trump's strategy to discredit Rosenstein, replace him as deputy attorney general, and ultimately end the Mueller investigation.

«When I first learned about the composition of this committee I was quite taken aback,» said Larry Brown, President of the National Union of Public and General Employees (NUPGE).

A senate committee says its deeply concerned by the apparent lack of transparency in the general insurance industry.

General Synod member, Canon Simon Butler said: «Such was the interest in serving on this Working Group and the strength - in - depth of the insights and skills offered to the Appointments Committee that we could have easily populated the Working Group twice over.

We believe the wine community will embrace the Code because it is the right thing to do and improves wine quality at the same time,» said Michael Honig, chairman of the committee that developed the workbook and general manager of Honig Vineyard and Winery.

«This is a made - for - TV event,» says John Krimsky, U.S. Olympic Committee deputy secretary general and managing director for business affairs, «and there are a number of things we can do to enhance that.

In 2012, former Attorney General, Martin Amidu had said that late President Mills set up a Committee of Enquiry to investigate the acquisition of aircrafts for the Armed Forces negotiated by then vice-President John Mahama.

«The committee's report is right to say lessons from the past need to be heeded, and PFI must only be used when it is appropriate and offers the best value for money,» deputy director - general Neil Bentley said.

Dputy General Secretary of the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) Koku Anyidoho has said the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Hannah Tetteh has no right to speak on behalf of the party's National Executive Committee (NEC) without consulting the body.

Commenting on the Public Accounts Committee's report Retaining and Developing the Teaching Workforce, Chris Keates, General Secretary of the NASUWT - The Teachers» Union, said: «We have now had numerous official public bodies highlighting the lack of effective action by this Government to address the deep teacher recruitment and retention crisis.

The committee said while Tenney and Zeldin have not publicly committed to voting for the plan, they have been very supportive of repealing the Affordable Care Act in general.

ommenting on the Education Committee's report into the English Baccalaureate, Christine Blower, General Secretary of the National Union of Teachers, the largest teachers» union said: «The NUT welcomes the Select Committee's findings that the English Baccalaureate should only have been introduced after proper consultation with stakeholders.

U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee leaders on Friday said they are seeking information about former Attorney General Loretta Lynch's alleged interference in Clinton's private email investigation.

Commenting on the publication of the Government's response to the Education Select Committee's Fourth Report on «Participation by 16 — 19 year olds in education and training», Chris Keates, General Secretary of the NASUWT, the largest teachers» union, said:

Commenting on the Education Committee's report into the English Baccalaureate, Christine Blower, General Secretary of the National Union of Teachers, the largest teachers» union said.

Dwight Evans, the chief of staff for Senate Banks Committee Chair Joseph Griffo, an upstate Republican, said that lawmakers had decided to leave much of the work of consumer protection in cases of financial fraud to the attorney general's office.

Whether or not earmarks were involved, campaign finance experts say the general practice of party committee transfers to candidates amounts to a loophole that boosts the influence of party leaders and big donors.

Assemblyman J. Gary Pretlow, who chairs the Committee on Racing and Wagering, says the approach state lawmakers take will depend on the outcome of the lawsuit filed by New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman to block FanDuel and DraftKings from conducting what Schneiderman considers illegal gambling.

Commenting on the Government's response to the Women and Equalities Committee's report on sexual violence and harassment in schools, Chris Keates, General Secretary of the NASUWT, the largest teachers» union in the UK, said: «There is absolutely no place in our schools for sexual harassment or violence towards either pupils or staff.

«Dr Hassan Ayariga and the National Executive Committee wish to inform all APC members nationwide and the general public to refrain from dealing with these two suspended individuals with matters concerning the party till further notice,» said in a statement to Pulse.com.gh.

Commenting, Mark Serwotka, PCS general secretary, said: «The Treasury committee have rightly expressed concern about the government's plans for an additional # 5 billion of «efficiency savings».

He said that in future, all of Labour's members should get a vote in general secretary elections, rather than just those on the party's ruling national executive committee.

READ ALSO: Ayariga endorses Mahama; executives endorse Akufo - Addo Ayariga said the suspension was due to «indiscipline and gross disrespect to National Executive committee, and the general membership of APC nationwide» by the two executives.

Bill Morris, former General Secretary of the Transport & General Workers Union (now part of Unite), once said that the most powerful position he had ever held was not at the TGWU, nor at the TUC, Bank of England, or BBC, but as chair of Labour's conference arrangements committee.

Brendan Barber, secretary general of the TUC, said the «revelations of the mounting cost of paying for GPs to sit on committees rather than look after their patients, even before the bill becomes law, provide even more reasons why parliament should vote it down».

We get an incredibly high profile not just on phone hacking, we've done the BBC as well, I've got the chairman of the trust and the director general coming in and that's going to be a huge hearing as well... Because we have this power of summons, if there is a scandal, the great thing about a committee is that they can say «right I want every person who is involved in this in public, in front of this committee, answering why this has happened and what we're going to do about it».

Both House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R - Calif., and Rep. Jason Chaffetz, R - Utah — chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee — said the attorney general should remove himself from any involvement in the probe.

At a City Council hearing held by the general welfare and veterans committees, de Blasio administration representatives said they would meet a previous promise to find housing for all military veterans without.

The official said the party committee, which provided Mr. Trump with the bulk of his resources during his general election campaign, had 200 staff members in 20 states.

Labour party general secretary Iain McNicol said: «We are delighted that the court has upheld the authority and decision of the National Executive Committee of the Labour party.

City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, who has been an outspoken critic of the the 328 - bed facility for the homeless and substance abuse patients, said in a letter to constituents that she and other City Council members were presenting a resolution to the City Council's Committee on General Welfare at a public hearing at 10:30 a.m Wednesday.

A member of pressure group, Occupy Ghana, Sydney Casely - Hayford has said Prof. Kwesi Botchwey was the wrong person to chair the National Democratic Congress» committee charged to probe the party's defeat at the December 7, 2016 general elections.

«Nobody knows if [the special election] is going to be lumped into the general election,» said Riverhead Republican Committee chairman John Galla.

Wojtaszek said in the affidavit that she discovered her office still had two files on the investigation that involve «alleged stolen funds of the Committee to Elect George Maziarz» that said she thought had been forwarded to the state attorney general's office by her predecessor, District Attorney Michael Violante.

Graham Brady, the chairman of the Tory 1922 committee, has become the latest MP to question the shelf life of the coalition, saying he believed it was very likely to end before the general election, set for 2015.

But in a twist, the APC Ward C Chairman and General Secretary, Mr. Bunmi Church, and Oredola Gabriel, disowned the disciplinary committee, saying they knew nothing about its inauguration.

The roughly 20 - member executive committee typically advises the general committee on nominations, Hennings said.

At a hearing of the House Oversight Committee, Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration J. Russell George said the information that liberal groups also were likely targeted only came to him on July 9.

Ellis said he believes «a majority» of general committee members support Wehrheim.

He said the investigator, whether it be through the Joint Committee Of Public Ethics or the Attorney General, should also look into allegations Ceretto's office used government time and resources to campaign.

INVESTIGATING HOLDER: The House Judiciary Committee is looking into whether Attorney General Eric Holder lied under oath earlier this month when he said he wasn't involved in the «potential prosecution of the press,» two Republican committee sources confirmedCommittee is looking into whether Attorney General Eric Holder lied under oath earlier this month when he said he wasn't involved in the «potential prosecution of the press,» two Republican committee sources confirmedcommittee sources confirmed Tuesday.

Senator William T. Stachowski, Chair of the Senate Commerce, Economic Development and Small Business Committee, said: «I commend General Motors for its decision to select Tonawanda Powertrain for the production of new V - 6 and V - 8 engines as well as Governor Paterson for his efforts throughout this process.

The Shooter's Committee on Political Education (SCOPE) of New York says that the recent raids on gun shows by Attorney General Eric Schneiderman and the subsequent legislation proposed by U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand are not entirely legitimate.