Sentences with phrase «holding a town hall meeting»

Study up, and make good points the next time your representatives in Congress hold town hall meetings.

At GM, she holds town hall meetings that invite input on projects from a broad range of employees.

At 7 p.m., the SUNY Student Assembly holds town hall meeting, Marano Campus Center, SUNY Oswego, 7060 New York 104, Oswego.

The new chair of the House Rules Committee came under attack for proposing a constitutionally questionable procedural maneuver to pass the controversial Affordable Care Act in 2010, refused to hold town hall meetings during the height of the Tea Party movement, and compared Republicans to Nazis during a fight over abortion access in 2011.

Also at 6 p.m., NYC Councilwoman Helen Rosenthal holds a town hall meeting, Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan, Level 2 auditorium, 334 Amsterdam Ave., Manhattan.

At 6:30 p.m., Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams, Assemblywoman Jo Anne Simon and state Sens. Velmanette Montgomery and Brian Kavanagh hold a town hall meeting on the closing of Rikers Island, Belarusian Church, 401 Atlantic Ave., Brooklyn.

At 5 p.m., Diaz Jr. holds a town hall meeting on gun violence, Bronx County Building, Veterans» Memorial Hall, 851 Grand Concourse, Bronx.

The Independent reports that Nick Clegg has been holding Town Hall meetings in Councils his party controls.

Last week, the mayor held a town hall meeting to hear from students about gun violence in schools.

«Despite this, Claudia is following through on her promise to hold a town hall meeting in addition to tele - town halls and numerous other public events she has already held throughout the district to continue to be accessible to her constituents.»

BATAVIA, N.Y. — Angry constituents say they want an audience with Rep. Chris Collins, who has never held a town hall meeting since being elected to the position in 2012.

That group has taken walk outs to the next level, by holding a town hall meeting, as well as meeting with central New York Rep. John Katko (R - Camillus).

Ahmad wrote: «President Muhammadu Buhari will today, pay a working visit to Jos, Plateau State, during his visit he will commission some projects, unveil the Plateau Roadmap to Peace, a model 5 - year Peace plan for the state and hold a town hall meeting with the community leaders.»

The coordinated campaigns are starting to target local members of congress by pressuring them to hold town hall meetings.

As a member of the CNY Solidarity Coalition, Balter has been one of the leading activists protesting Trump's policies and urging Katko to hold town hall meetings.

Syracuse Mayor Stephanie Miner is adding her voice to demands that Rep. John Katko hold a town hall meeting.

It is the perfect time to hold town hall meetings and to brief constituents on how they are being represented.

Some voters in New York's vast 21st Congressional District are urging their Republican Representative Elise Stefanik to hold town hall meetings, but on WAMC's Congressional Corner Thursday the congresswoman who has just started her second term tells WAMC's Alan Chartock that she prefers smaller, private meetings with constituents.

About three dozen people from across the North Country met in Plattsburgh Friday afternoon to demonstrate their displeasure over Congresswoman Elise Stefanik's refusal to hold a town hall meeting with constituents.

Also at 6 p.m., NYC Public Advocate Leticia James, Manhattan Deputy Borough President Aldrin Bonilla and others hold town hall meeting on the epidemic of mold infestations in New York City, Taino Towers Gym, 240 E. 123 St., Manhattan.

At 6 p.m., Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams holds a town hall meeting, Medgar Evers College, 2nd floor, room 2008, 1650 Bedford Ave., Brooklyn.

Rep. Tom Reed plans to hold a town hall meeting this Saturday on the GOP's health care plan, past meetings have been raucous.

At 7 p.m., Rep. Tom Suozzi holds a town hall meeting, Great Neck Library, 159 Bayview Ave., Great Neck, Long Island.

Rep. Chris Collins, the Clarence Republican who vowed only weeks ago to never hold a town hall meeting with his constituents, will appear at 9 p.m. Thursday on «The Messy Truth,» a CNN town hall series.

Rep. Elise Stefanik has no current plans to hold a town hall meeting in her district during this week's so - called «district work period,» even after pushing out a 22 - page report last week that strongly advises members to be accessible to millennials and other voters.

At 10 a.m., Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders holds a town hall meeting with special guests Josh Fox and Jim Hightower, Floyd L. Maines Veterans Memorial Arena, 1 Stuart St., Binghamton.

In general, Gillibrand and New York's senior senator, Charles Schumer, do not hold town hall meetings.

Gillibrand, D - N.Y., has not held a town hall meeting in Central New York since she took office in 2009, succeeding former Sen. Hillary Clinton.

Increased pressure on Stefanik came from constituents, as well, who had already criticized the lawmaker over her refusal to hold town hall meetings last month.

Mayor De Blasio and Councilman Vacca Hold Town Hall Meeting at Villa Barone Manor, August 10 Mayor Bill de Blasio, joined by Councilman James Vacca of the 13th District, will hold a town hall meeting this Wednesday at Throgs Neck's -LSB-...]

He promised to hold a town hall meeting in each of the 22nd District's eight counties at least once a year.

Tenney said she is open to holding town hall meetings once security issues can be addressed.

On Monday, Paterson held a town hall meeting in Brooklyn focusing on the budget.

Also at 6 p.m., NYC Public Advocate Tish James holds a town hall meeting on Paid Sick Leave, 120 East 149th St., the Bronx.

Those votes prove Collins» true colors, said Michelle Schoeneman, an East Aurora political activist who spearheaded a billboard campaign urging Collins to hold a town hall meeting.

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Organizers of the so - called Turn 27 Blue effort say it started organically, with a simple call from constituents for Rep. Chris Collins to hold a town hall meeting.

She is among members of the coalition who have protested against Katko, calling for him to hold town hall meetings that are not organized panel discussions on specific topics.

Meanwhile, his Western New York Republican colleague, Chris Collins, is refusing to hold town hall meetings, saying they're unproductive and that he prefers meeting with people one on one.

Mayor de Blasio has been holding town hall meetings this year (a re-election year) in just about every New York City neighborhood.

Duke was referring to the fact that the while refusing to hold town hall meetings, Faso has met with large groups of people at paid events, including a fundraiser this week that cost a minimum of $ 1,000 a plate, and the January breakfast meeting of the Ulster County Regional Chamber of Commerce, for which the admission price was as high as $ 35.

A political newcomer, Smierciak vows to be more in touch with the district than Collins, who has weathered criticism for refusing to hold town hall meetings with his constituents.

Capital Region Democratic Congressman Paul Tonko held a town hall meeting last night at Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs.

Faso so far has refused to hold a town hall meeting in his district that would be open to all comers, and Maloney has recommended that Democrats in the House hold such meetings in districts represented by Republicans who decline to do so.

Collins is among members of Congress under pressure from anti-Trump groups to hold town hall meetings to discuss the president's travel ban, planned repeal of the Affordable Care Act, and other controversial measures.

«I would hold town hall meetings throughout the district discussing topics from education to jobs to home ownership.»

He vowed he would be just the opposite, holding town hall meetings at least once a month in various parts of the sprawling district, which connects several Buffalo suburbs to the western Rochester suburbs via the countryside in between.

On Thursday evening, a local political club is holding a town hall meeting on the continuing traffic problems in the area around Grand and...

This is why I was particularly shocked to learn that our State Senator Tony Avella will be a holding a Town Hall meeting on Thursday, May 17th, 2012, without our organization.

Bronx politicians have never held a town hall meeting - virtual or otherwise.

One of its earliest campaigns urged Katko, R - Camillus, to hold a town hall meeting.