Sentences with phrase «key committee members»

Friends of the Earth Finland have also been extremely active away from the public spotlight — with ongoing lobby meetings with a wide range of politicians, civil servants and key committee members involved in drafting the climate law.

With the current state of US politics, this is an area where Judith may be able to make a difference with a well worded letter to key committee members like Smith and Cruz, because Trump is basically zeroing out these types of programs and they need defending rather than defunding.

We want to thank you for the support you've shown by reaching out to lawmakers, contacting key committee members, and continuing to back UAPCS.

CSNY met its initial $ 10 million fundraising goal some time ago, according to key committee members, and the governor has been adding to the $ 4 million he had left over from the 2010 campaign to prepare for a potential air war over the budget.

Not exact matches

Riddell donated $ 15 million to launch a graduate program in political management at Carleton University two years ago; the agreement originally stipulated Riddell's foundation could appoint three of five members on a key steering committee.

Timm is a member of the firm's Management and Executive Committees, a group of principals who serve as key advisors to the managing partner, directing and implementing the strategic direction of the firm.

A combination of bad economic news from Germany, hawkish comments from key Federal Reserve committee members that appeared to contravene Janet Yellen's doctrine, and the continued bullish endeavours of the markets ensured that the dollar started this week in a very similar position to last, as demonstrated by the chart (from IG's global forex trading system) that shows AUD, GBP and EUR retracing gains made on Wednesday October 8 by Sunday 12..

Other Members Weigh In — As is the case in any conference negotiation, Senators and Representatives not on the conference committee want to weigh in on their key priorities.

Workshop participants evaluate their vineyard and winery operations using a 490 - page workbook of best management practices, developed by a Joint Committee of 50 members from Wine Institute, CAWG and other key stakeholders.

This supplementary submission has been prepared in response to key issues raised by community members (both in public submissions received by the Committee and at the Committee's public hearings) that relate to Commonwealth environmental water.

Stabenow, who is the ranking member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, will be a key decision - maker in the 2018 Farm Bill.

The Sustainable Winegrowing Program is wine community member - driven, and the Joint Committee and CSWA board members play a key role in defining the program and ensuring its success.

It's a little harder to trust him after some key members of the ethics committee were booted.

The group should meet regularly with each other and perhaps quarterly with the school district leader, explains lead author Elizabeth Budd, M.P.H. Tapping into existing committees and resources (like the Parent Teacher Association, physical education teachers, and parents and community members with pertinent knowledge or skills) for help also can be key.

Scott served as president of the Chicago Park District Board from 1996 to 2001 and was a key member of the Chicago 2016 Olympic Committee.

For eight years she has been a committed member of the DC Infant Mortality Review Committee and served as a key advisor for the Committee's Stronger Together campaign, an initiative aimed at reducing infant mortality and premature birth.

Although SNA is emphasizing the extremely limited funding under which school meal programs must operate, members of Congress and their staff on both sides of the aisle from key authorizing committees have made it extremely clear that additional funding will not be available for child nutrition programs as part of reauthorization.

Monserrate's attack on a woman and subsequent use of his elected position to cover that up, influence the outcome of his trial and hide key facts from a committee of his colleagues all contribute to the feeling shared by some members that his actions were far worse than Parker's attack on a male Post photographer who was staking him out.

The Democrats went on to lose control of the chamber to the Republicans, and now they're in the crosshairs yet again after their former Finance Committee chairman, Sen. Carl Kruger, has been hit with federal corruption charges in a complaint that makes it clear he tried hard to influence key members of the conference — including «Senate Leader No. 1» — whoever that might be.

Senate Republicans and the five - member Independent Democratic Conference announced this afternoon a power - sharing agreement that will allow feature a rotating Senate presidency and equal control over committee assignments, the Senate's active list, appointments and other key functions of the chamber.

Haspel met with a number of key members of the Senate Intelligence Committee Monday, including Democratic Sen. Martin Heinrich.

Key stakeholders in the Working Families Party have sent a letter to fellow committee members on behalf of Sen. Eric Schneiderman, calling him the «only choice» to receive the labor - backed party's endorsement in the AG's race.

Stone's long - awaited appearance before the committee is shaping up to be a combative confrontation with Democratic committee members who have publicly accused him of being a key player in Russian efforts to meddle in last year's presidential election.

A coalition of business interests, many of which are members or partners of the pro-Cuomo Committee to Save New York, are lobbying legislative leaders to reject a key element of the cost - cutting and reform plan put forward by the Medicaid Redesign Team and embraced by the governor in his 30 - day amendments.

DeFrancisco has emerged as the leading contender, gathering support from more than a dozen key Republican county committee chairs, two GOP members of Congress, and state Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan of Long Island.

City Council Member Ydanis Rodriguez, chair of the Council's Committee on Transportation, says residents are a key resource for planning transportation projects and must be treated as such.

Rep. Elise Stefanik (R - Willsboro), a member of the House Armed Services Committee, said she was pleased that a half - dozen of her key priorities made into the package, also known as the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).

The Electoral Commission (EC) says it will not dissolve the 18 - member Steering Committee it set up to play what it says is a key role ahead of the November election.

Even before the Professor Kwesi Botchway - led committee comes out with its findings on the root causes of the party's defeat in the 2016 elections, it is an open fact that one of the key reasons for our loss was as a result of the failure of the party to deploy logistics and resources to the grounds for members to undertake effective campaigning.

Several sources say that inside the hour plus House Democratic meeting, members heard Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Chairman Chris Van Hollen go through internal polling and argue that in some key races, Democrats are «starting to see some improvement.»

In exchange, Council members from those boroughs expect to get chairmanships on key committees such as finance and land use.

«Lupo was a key guy that people met with to talk about the the committee assignments,» said one Council member.

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.

The Member of Parliament for the Bawku Central Constituency, Mahama Ayariga could have been expelled from Parliament if he had pursued the bribery allegations he made against some key members on the Appointments Committee despite the Speakers of Parliament's ruling on the matter.

They gave themselves a fat 32 percent raise and now rake in $ 148,500 a year — but six City Council members didn't show up for work Friday, forcing the cancellation of a key committee meeting.

Speaking further, he said, «The PDP is aware of clandestine plots against key opposition leaders, particularly members of the PDP National Working Committee, some dissenting members of the APC, members of the civil society, opinion leaders, journalists and bloggers, who refuse to succumb to intimidation and that such persons have already been listed and currently being trailed by agents of the state.

DeFrancisco also will likely announce some key endorsements among his Senate colleagues and other influential Republican committee members in the next few weeks, Lawler said.

In truth, it was the fact that Lord Rennard was permitted to return to public life, not least as a member of the party's key policy committee, that taxed his accusers beyond endurance.

As a key ally of the then Shadow Foreign Secretary Robin Cook, Cousins was still hopeful of a ministerial job when Labour won the election in 1997, but his hopes were dashed and instead he became an influential member of the backbench Treasury Select Committee.

Greenfield represents Brooklyn's 44th Council District which includes the neighborhoods of Midwood, Borough Park and Bensonhurst, and unlike those appointed to head other key panels such as Finance Committee chair Julissa Ferreras, he isn't a member of the labor - backed Progressive Caucus.

He is a key member of several committees.

Dutchess County Executive Marc Molinaro on Thursday passed a key milestone needed to lock up the Republican nomination for governor after winning the latest in a series of endorsements from state GOP committee members.

Mark - Viverito, who has repeatedly engaged the community and ethnic media since taking office, touched on many of the key points from her State of the City speech, as well as other topics that have made recent headlines, such as the City Council's controversial February 5 vote to give its members a pay raise of $ 36,000 a year, a higher rate than a special salary committee had initially recommended.

I am a 23 - year member of the Ulster County Police Chiefs» Association, serving on the executive board for 18 years, including nine years as president, sitting on key committees, 911 and Victims» Impact Panel (STOP DWI), that are beneficial and assist all residents of Ulster County.

He is a member of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee's Frontline program, aimed at protecting key incumbents.

«Bill de Blasio is now seen as the flagship for a potential urban - policy enlightenment,» says Adam Green, a co-founder of the Progressive Change Campaign Committee, the million - member group that was a key early fund - raiser for Warren.

AAAS, on February 19, sent thank you letters to the leadership in both chamber of Congress, as well as to key appropriators and bipartisan members of the conference committee for including science and technology in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Plan.

Zinke's openness to moving the Forest Service from USDA to Interior was a key concern among some Democratic committee members who opposed his nomination (Greenwire, Jan. 30).

This was a key question faced by a 13 - member committee of the National Research Council (NRC).

He was the key staffer behind a series of investigations since 2007 by Senator Chuck Grassley (R — IA), the ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee.