Sentences with phrase «held key committee»

Former speaker Sheldon Silver, who was arrested on federal corruption charges in January and subsequently replaced with Heastie, held the position for more than 20 years and made decisions primarily with an inner circle of long - serving members who held key committee positions.

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The FOMC (Federal Open Market Committee) will be holding its sixth policy meeting of 2017 from September 19 - 20, after the Board of Governors of the US Federal Reserve System voted unanimously to leave its key interest rate unchanged in July.

Assemblyman Herman «Denny» Farrell, 85, said that on Sept. 5 he will resign the seat he's held the past 42 years, citing age, health, and the demands of the job as chairman of the Assembly Ways and Means Committee as key reasons for his decision.

Democratic congressional candidate Anthony Brindisi on Wednesday has been named to the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee's Red to Blue program, a key step in his bid to flip a Republican - held central New York House seat.

This morning, President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence hold a healthcare discussion with key House committee chairs.

He's also held crucial positions in the Assembly majority, chairing key committees like housing, and heads the New York County Democratic Party Committee.

The report also supports cross-party chairing, a key feature of the Parliamentary select committees, but has held back from following the Guidance in Wales, which requires opposition parties to chair at least one scrutiny committee in each council.

With an emphasis on the gubernatorial and U.S. Senate races, the environmental advocacy nonprofit and political action committee created by San Francisco philanthropist Tom Steyer announced Wednesday it will also focus on key congressional districts currently held by Democrat Stephanie Murphy in Central Florida, Republican Brian Mast in the Treasure Coast, and two competitive seats in South Florida — CD 26 and 27.

As of this week, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee is hiring full - time operatives to do political organizing work in 20 key Republican - held districts — an unusually early investment in House races that do not even have declared candidates yet.

The Smithsonian's startling about - face came after a meeting that its officials held on 8 and 9 December with a blue - ribbon advisory committee consisting of representatives from the U.N. Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization; the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; and other key agencies.

Social mobility was a key theme of Education Select Committee's evidence check on grammar schools held on 8 November and statistics quoted suggested that only 2.5 per cent of pupils in grammar schools are on free school meals, compared to an average of nine per cent of the school population in the same areas.

Another key Republican, Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen (N.J), chairman of the Appropriations Committee, emphasized that it is members of Congress and not the president who hold the power of the purse and will ultimately design the federal budget.

LOS ANGELES, California -(October 23, 2017)- Dozens of parents and charter school supporters will speak at a rally in front of the Ronald Reagan Building, located at 300 South Spring Street in downtown Los Angeles, on Monday, October 23 beginning at 10:00 a.m. as the California State Senate Education Committee holds hearings on key issues surrounding charter school authorization.

Since then, Kawasaki has held key elected positions and appointments, including three terms on the SEMA Board of Directors as SEMA secretary / treasurer and as chairman of the SEMA Show Committee, and he was appointed by the United States Secretary of Commerce to the Automotive Parts Advisory Council.

During the course of this investigation, the Committee obtained over 27,000 pages of documents from the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) and the Commerce Department, held two investigative hearings, and deposed or interviewed key officials.

Another key date is March 2006, when Boehlert's House Science Committee held hearings related to the upcoming NRC Report.

Women are vastly underrepresented on the powerful governance committees that make key firm decisions: they hold only 20 % of the positions on those committees.

These included an adapted list of the Nolan Committee Principles [3], and Key Principles & Values created by participants at the National Indigenous Leaders Meeting held in Adelaide on 11 - 14 June 2004.

On Thursday, a key Senate committee plans to hold a hearing on the nation's system for funding home loans that will feature small lenders.

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Name: Robert Layne Morrill Age: 58 Education: B.A. in history and political science, Drury College, Springfield, Mo., 1961; one year of law school, University of Missouri, 1962 Describes himself as: Understanding, thoughtful, friendly Family: Wife, Brenda (married 23 years), two daughters, one son, four grandchildren Key positions held in REALTOR ® organization: 1996, NAR First Vice President; 1994, NAR Committee Liaison for Government and Political Relations; 1992, Chairman, NAR Strategic Planning Committee; 1990, Chairman, NAR Government Affairs Coordinating Committee; 1988, Chairman, national REALTORS ® Political Action Committee, NAR Regional Vice President; 1974, President, Missouri Association of REALTORS ® Hobbies: Powerboating, reading, cooking