Sentences with phrase «in paid speeches»

(CNN)- White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs couldn't help but pounce on a Washington Times report Tuesday that Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele has received thousands of dollars in paid speeches since becoming chairman of the GOP.

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«What I've made clear to my EU counterparts in relation to financial contribution is what I set out in my Florence (Italy) speech, which is that I've said nobody need be concerned for the current budget plan that they would have to pay more or receive less as a result of the U.K. leaving and that we will honor the commitments we have made during our membership,» May told reporters.

In an October speech, the prime minister said he expects that under the plan, 1MDB would pay off its debt and resolve its cash - flow issues.

«We have been paying Pakistan billions and billions of dollars at the same time they are housing the very terrorists that we are fighting,» Trump said in his Afghanistan speech.

Hillary Clinton took nearly every precaution to ensure voters would never know what she told investment bankers, lobbyists and corporate executives in dozens of closed - door paid speeches before running for president.

I think the speech was mostly because in order for this policy to work, our supervisor has to manually remove the unapproved minutes from our timecards so that we won't be paid for them (paying a supervisor to spend 10 minutes removing 5 minutes from a subordinate's pay doesn't work out for me in a cost / benefit sense but that is the sort of logic we're dealing with at this place).

Back then, the release of a major candidate's paid speeches to a leading firm in a highly controversial industry — speeches that the candidate had refused to release, despite considerable public interest — would have been an important event.

The server investigation put such political strain on the FBI in large part because of the environment of ethics stories that surrounded it — the business and philanthropic empire that arose out of and was hopelessly intertwined with the Clinton political operation, the high - dollar paid speeches, the political aides who were somehow getting so rich off this enterprise that one of them just bought David Rockefeller's mansion.

«If you can sacrifice Turkish - Dutch relations for an election on Wednesday, you will pay the price,» Erdogan said in a speech at an awards ceremony in Istanbul.

A commitment to enshrine in law the polluter pay principle might make one think that a page from an NDP speech made it into the Governor General's hands.

Those working on Romney's presidential bid who tried to take a cab or check out of their hotel post-election found that their campaign credit cards had been cancelled immediately following the candidate's concession speech, leaving them to pay their own way in the cold, dark world that is Obama's America.

Getting paid back with fiscal favors, sell - offs and bailouts promises to increase in the wake of the recent Supreme Court «Frankenstein» decision that corporations are virtual people when it comes to freedom of speech and the purchase of media time.

A New York Times report in April found that he has earned at least $ 3.2 million in board fees and stock grants from public companies and given more than 100 speeches for which he is typically paid $ 50,000 each.

In a speech to her party on Saturday, Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne acknowledged rising electricity prices that are roiling ratepayers in province, calling it her «mistake» and taking responsibility for «for not paying close enough attention to some of the daily stresses in Ontarians» lives.&raquIn a speech to her party on Saturday, Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne acknowledged rising electricity prices that are roiling ratepayers in province, calling it her «mistake» and taking responsibility for «for not paying close enough attention to some of the daily stresses in Ontarians» lives.&raquin province, calling it her «mistake» and taking responsibility for «for not paying close enough attention to some of the daily stresses in Ontarians» lives.&raquin Ontarians» lives.»

In this speech, the industry that Clark called «one of the greatest economic opportunities our province has ever seen» in the February 2013 Throne Speech has now become «a chance — not a windfall,» and a way to help government pay the bills for provincial serviceIn this speech, the industry that Clark called «one of the greatest economic opportunities our province has ever seen» in the February 2013 Throne Speech has now become «a chance — not a windfall,» and a way to help government pay the bills for provincial servicein the February 2013 Throne Speech has now become «a chance — not a windfall,» and a way to help government pay the bills for provincial services.

I caught his attention with the reference to his speech, demonstrating that I was paying attention and we had something in common — and Kyle couldn't help but respond:

Candidate Trump signaled that closing the loophole was critical to restoring fairness to the system: «The rich will pay their fair share» he said in a speech in Detroit last August, adding he would «eliminate the carried interest deduction and other special interest loopholes that have been so good for Wall Street investors, and for people like me, but unfair to American workers.»

While he basically ripped off the «Hell's Coming With Me» speech from Tombstone... he fancies himself an economist because he found a way to make people pay him $ 18 million per film in which the central plot is about a country or world having to save him from himself...

This is a far more demanding project than creating some ideal city in speech, because it means one actually has to pay attention to existing orders and arrangements.

The diskette was duly handed over, and back in my hotel room I browsed through the upcoming speeches, paying particular attention to what the Polish pope would say when he came to the Holocaust Memorial at Yad Vashem — a meeting about which there had been considerable controversy, involving considerable yammering.

Political speeches, now as in the past, pay ritual obeisance to the divine judge.

In a memorable 1985 speech German president Richard von Weizsäcker paid tribute to the relative generosity of the Western Allies to Germany after World War II.

«By the grace of God,» we say, thus paying sometimes a half - conscious tribute in secular speech to our ultimate dependence upon Him.

Another promising sign is the fact that the current head of the executive branch paid eloquent tribute to voluntary associations in his speech accepting the 1988 Republican presidential nomination.

And when babies pay more attention, they may be more likely to notice the statistical patterns in speech.

The changes to the Civil Service pay arrangements will allow more fathers to be able to afford to take time off to care for their children, Mr Clegg is expected to say in a speech.

In a speech to the Federation of Small Businesses, the Labour leader said big business was holding back # 26bn a year from small suppliers by paying their bills late.

The viewers who tuned in to Donald Trump's victory speech this week on the night of the New York primary probably didn't pay much attention to the unassuming guy perched behind the billionaire's right shoulder.

The UK government remains committed to austerity measures such as the cap on public sector pay; but in a speech on 20 June 2017 Chancellor Philip Hammond acknowledged public discontent with austerity, and suggested the government would consider increased borrowing to invest in economic growth.

The comment comes ahead of a major speech on immigration from the prime minister tomorrow in which he will insist foreign nationals pay for GP appointments and be resident two years before they can access social housing.

Cuomo, in an animated speech, said fast food chains make huge profits while relying on taxpayer subsidies, like food stamps, to make up for the low pay they give their workers.

Though speeches were generally brief — in part as a kindness to those who attended the outdoor ceremony on a bitterly cold day — each speaker managed to hit on that idea of fairness as the goal for the next four years, whether by creating and preserving affordable housing or ensuring that «equal pay for equal work» isn't merely a slogan.

Sen. Eric Adams, who drew widespread criticism for his «show me the money» speech on the Senate floor in 2007 while debating a legislative pay raise, has shelved his call for a salary boost — at least for the time being.

It is quite odd to see a president or even a former president preach in church as they are normally known for giving long speeches when they pay visits to churches but that can not be said for ex-President John Dramani Mahama.

An audit to be released today by NYC Comptroller Scott Stringer's office shows the NYC Education Department failed to keep tabs in 2016 on $ 84 million it paid to outside vendors for services to students with disabilities, such as physical therapy, speech therapy and psychological counseling.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Monday at the state Business Council's annual retreat in Bolton Landing gave what has become a sort of greatest - hits speech for his administration: A property tax cap, a self - imposed limit on annual spending increases, economic development spending and a tourism push that has paid out dividends of more people heading upstate.

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SYRACUSE, N.Y. — In a half - hour stump speech in Syracuse today, Hillary Clinton promised to fight for equal pay for women, make college more affordable and create working class jobs in Upstate New YorIn a half - hour stump speech in Syracuse today, Hillary Clinton promised to fight for equal pay for women, make college more affordable and create working class jobs in Upstate New Yorin Syracuse today, Hillary Clinton promised to fight for equal pay for women, make college more affordable and create working class jobs in Upstate New Yorin Upstate New York.

Although paid to pen speeches for the governor, Topousis was hired in 2015 at a $ 125,000 salary as a «special assistant» at the Office of Children and Family Services, a child protective services agency.

Women fare better in New York state than in other states when it comes to pay equity, Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul said during a speech in late May.

Tillman is being paid $ 80,000 a year in his state job writing speeches for Cuomo.

In her speech, Clinton expressed support for New York state Gov. Andrew Cuomo's push to increase the minimum wage in New York to $ 15 per hour as well as equal paIn her speech, Clinton expressed support for New York state Gov. Andrew Cuomo's push to increase the minimum wage in New York to $ 15 per hour as well as equal pain New York to $ 15 per hour as well as equal pay.

Murphy, a Democrat, doubled down on his call for a millionaires tax during a dinner speech following the 81st annual Walk to Washington, arguing tax hikes on the wealthiest residents and largest corporations could pay for crucial investments in infrastructure and education.

Speaking in Swindon as part of a tour of west country constituencies, where his speech was watched by his parents, the Conservative leader said: «At the start of this campaign I said we would fight this election for the people who are ignored in our society, the ones who work hard, pay their taxes, live decent lives and yet feel they are sidelined.

Cuomo also touted heavily in his 2016 speech - and ultimately got approval for - a plan to offer paid family leave that workers themselves would fund - not employers or the state - through voluntary payroll deductions.

Clinton's standard rate for giving a speech is $ 225,000, with one group, the Jewish United Fund, paying her $ 400,000 for an appearance in 2013.

The speech had, at the centre of interest, a category of hard working frequently low, if paid at all, group of people who put their lives at risk to report and keep Ghana very high in the ranking of World Press Freedom (rank 22 precisely far above the UK rank 34) perhaps like Anas recently.

Unfortunately freedom of speech is contingent to how much money you have given that the media is itself a business that has to make profits as well, so a «lobbyist» like this comes to this program without any ethics, without any remorse but with a lot of money as well to openly acknowledge that: yes, we put money in this governor's elections, we are expecting he pay us back and will stand on our side of the equation, and yes, we have collected (very fast) the private necessary money to run a public relations campaign (of lies if necessary) to guarantee that our privileges are well kept; and he finds a free stand to speak out freely and without appropriate response As far as Liz, I'm not sure if it is only a being naïve issue.

«I should be pleased about this, I suppose, but the Prime Minister seems to think he should be in Chippenham paying homage to the town where I was born, making a speech about negotiations with the EU, rather than his duty to report to this house first — to whom he is accountable as Prime Minister.

In his resignation speech, Ed Miliband paid tribute to some of the senior figures who are no longer...