Sentences with phrase «given by the committee members»

Usually, it is during this session that the volatility in the markets will spike in response to the answers given by the committee members.

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The strategy is intended to produce a bipartisan majority vote for Mr. Brennan in the Senate Intelligence Committee without giving its members seven additional legal opinions on targeted killing sought by senators and while protecting what the White House views as the confidentiality of the Justice Department's legal advice to the president.

In his appearance before a parliamentary committee, Facebook Canada's public policy head Kevin Chan was questioned by New Democrat MP Charlie Angus on why he had yet to register as a lobbyist, given the fact he's met senior cabinet members, including Finance Minister Bill Morneau.

Facebook's CTO Mike Schroepfer has just undergone almost five hours of often forensic and frequently awkward questions from members of a UK parliament committee that's investigating online disinformation, and whose members have been further fired up by misinformation they claim Facebook gave it.

These include holding open Cabinet meetings at least once a month, which will be broadcasted on the Internet; giving Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) a greater role by reforming the Legislative committee system and allowing government MLAs to vote freely (as opposed to voting according to the Party's preferences); restricting the tenure of a premier to two (four - year) terms; holding a Citizen's Assembly on electoral reform to examine alternative models for electing MLAs; instituting a system by which citizens can recall elected officials; and instituting elections for all government boards and commissions.

With stunning consistency, virtually every indicator of civic engagement currently available shows the same pattern of increase followed by stagnation and decline — newspaper reading; TV news watching; attending political meetings; petition signing; running for public office; attending public meetings; serving as an officer or committee member in any local clubs or organizations; writing letters to the editor; participating in local meetings of national organizations; attending religious services; socializing informally with friends, relatives or neighbors; attending club meetings; joining unions; entertaining friends at home; participating in picnics; eating the evening meal with the whole family; going out to bars, nightclubs, discos or taverns; playing cards; sending greeting cards; attending parties; playing sports; donating money as a percentage of income; working on community projects; giving blood.

«I am honored and humbled by the show of support given to me by Queens County Committee and State Committee members,» Mr. Ragusa said in a statement after the election.

The incoming Majority members, with their numbers said to be hovering around 170 as against the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC) 115, are expected by Nana Addo, to ensure that his nominated ministers, who will be vetted by the Appointment Committee, are given the nod using their number as an effective weapon.

A Political Action Committee gave us an in - kind contribution by sending some of our campaign material to those of the members of their organization who were located in our area.

But leaders of the party said Saturday they would not play into Cuomo's «divide and conquer» tactics, instead nominating longtime state committee member Kenny Schafer as a placeholder candidate — a move, POLITICO reported Thursday, that gives them the option of backing whomever is picked by the Democratic Party during its convention in the coming week.

It's not yet clear if the unit will be preserved under Johnson's term, but earlier this month, when he announced committee chairmanships and leadership positions, Johnson said the Council's technology and digital communications efforts would be led by the a «deputy leader for digital communications» — a newly created post given to Council Member Rafael Espinal.

With many Democrats already unhappy over the vote by McMahon (D - Staten Island / Brooklyn) against health - care reform, Democratic county committee member John Lavelle Jr. said it was «disturbing» to see the lawmaker's campaign staffer on Ms. Malliotakis» page, especially given the fact that Ms. Hyer - Spencer represents a swing district crucial to McMahon's re-election chances this fall.

The existing Committee shall determine the number of members to be elected at the next presidential primary and the Secretary of said Committee shall give notice of the number to be elected to the State Secretary and to the Republican State Committee on or before the date specified by state law.

The Council's Transportation Committee recently held a hearing on a bill by this borough's three Council members to increase Staten Island Ferry service to at least one trip every 30 minutes — and the DOT said they wouldn't support it, arguing «extra nighttime service proposed in this bill is not warranted, given not only the low demand for service but also the corresponding costs involved.»

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The committee members also sought to know where a quotation allegedly made by Olam Nigeria Ltd for supply of eight metric tonnes of rice which was presented by NEMA to the committee emanated from since Olam duly informed the committee that it did not give any quote to NEMA prior to his engagement for the contract.

«Already, three staff members of the school including the Principal have been given a one - month suspension over their involvement in the corporal punishment pending the report of the committee set up by the ministry.»

They have to get sufficient signatures for their nominating petitions, but the nominees» petitions can be carried by Democratic committee members, presumably giving them an edge.

In a memo published by the Sunday Times, a member of the National Executive Committee (NEC), Ann Black, recorded that Mr Blair had told the committee that contributors had wanted to give a loan rather than a donation as it was more Committee (NEC), Ann Black, recorded that Mr Blair had told the committee that contributors had wanted to give a loan rather than a donation as it was more committee that contributors had wanted to give a loan rather than a donation as it was more discreet.

The group is also pressing to give chairs more power over their committees and to reform the legislative process so that the speaker can't prevent legislation from making it to the floor when it is supported by a large majority of members.

The procedures used to remove Zalewski follow those outlined in state Election Law, which says a member or officer of a party committee «may be removed by such committee for disloyalty to the party or corruption in office after notice is given and a hearing upon written charges has been had.»

He explained that the committee members had agreed to speed up the deliberations, including the legislation by the National Assembly in order to give Nigerian workers something to smile about before the end of the year.

He proposed oversight should be done by a sub-committee of the Commons defence committee, with members given high - level security clearance, rather than by the parliamentary intelligence and security committee.

Earlier in the same hearing, the top civil servant at the Home Office announced an inquiry into the advice given to Amber Rudd by members of the civil service «before, during and after» the select committee hearing that ultimately led to her resignation as home secretary last month.

The party's highest organ further faulted the panel's refusal to invite members of the election committee headed by the Jigawa State Governor to give evidence before the Appeal panel.

Welsh Labour has responded to opposition criticism following a decision by Labour members of the Assembly's Health Committee to vote against inviting Ann Clwyd to give evidence.

That Legislator Sparaco should now be the subject of controversy in the matter of Republican petitions is hard to comprehend given he was denounced by several Republican Party members for his behavior to a Clarkstown Republican Committee - person.

His victory was made possible by an unusually small 10 - member committee that Mr. Philpotts stocked with loyalists — Democratic District Leaders Shirley Patterson and Jesse Hamilton, now a state senator after giving up his district leader post in last September, failed to nominate their own candidates for county committee.

Buhari had in his letter, which was read during plenary by Senate President Bukola Saraki, accused the committee of failing to give the SGF a fair hearing, adding that the Senate report was signed by only three out of the nine committee members.

BY PAUL SCHINDLER Anyone who wonders whether Congressmember Sean Patrick Maloney regrets having given up his days and evenings as a Manhattan attorney in exchange for the life of a minority party House member sitting through long DC committee hearings and weekending in his upstate district to attend pancake breakfasts and ribbon - cuttings should consider just -LSB-...]

This quirk has given the party establishment here (loathed by supporters of Donald Trump) a boost of relevance as all three major party candidates are expected for a fundraising dinner Thursday night for the Republican State Committee, whose members, and leaders, will select the delegates.

Co-sponsored by Lamar Smith (R — TX) and other members of the Republican majority on the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology and passed by a largely partisan vote, the House bill would give the Office of Science a 5.3 % boost next year but hold its budget flat the following year.

Given recent remarks made by certain members of the House Science, Space and Technology Committee, you might think Republicans are less science and tech savvy.

And it says WHO «fed suspicions» about its actions by insisting that Emergency Committee members who gave advice during the pandemic remain confidential and by not revealing their potential conflicts of interest.

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Even though Abitz had been invited by the Committee staff to give a «technical presentation» on groundwater impacts of ISL mining, Committee members treated him as something of a hostile witness.

The House Education and Labor Committee last week approved by voice vote legislation to reauthorize — and reorganize — the Education Department's research branch, after rejecting a Republican effort to give the President authority to appoint the members of a new board that would set research policy.

The committee, whose members will be chosen by the Speaker of the House in January, will operate for four years, «making an assessment of what's happening to children in this nation, given the economic problems and the changes made in federal...

A former member of the education select committee, Glass briefly became a member of the shadow education team last September when she was given the childcare and early years brief, but was replaced by Jenny Chapman when she was promoted in January.

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While there is no need to emphasize the importance of having a perfect admission essay at hand, a couple of useful advice given by former members of admission committees will not be useless for you.

Thanks to the committee and those PHCA Board members who gave valuable input by sharing their knowledge of the breed.

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However, a report by members of Parliament's science and technology select committee in April argued the BBC made «mistakes in their coverage of climate science by giving opinions and scientific fact the same weight.»

Testimony is given by Friends of Browns Canyon members to the U.S. House Natural Resource Committee in July.

And given the intense but very inappropriate procedures imposed by CGSB, Treasury Board bought itself an agreed - upon opportunity to have one of its employees be a member of the Technical Committee's Working Group, and also the Working Group's Chair.

Though the Court of Appeal affirmed the conviction, the court found the penalty, for which the committee had given no reasons, had been increased by reason of the committee's annoyance at the member's cavalier attitude and personality [25], and accordingly the committee gave weight to the member's attitude in an improper manner [26].

Bronze Pass members will be given six months of additional access to the course to go over modules and continue to hone skills; will be offered five opportunities over five months to submit resumes to Gayle and receive feedback and guidance, and finally to produce a final resume for CARW assessment by CDI's certification committee with a view to achieving the CARW designation.

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