Sentences with phrase «leaders like john»

Young leaders like John Doyle and Marjorie Velazquez have outstanding qualities and therefore have a future in politics and government.

A few white Democratic leaders like John Saunders were quick to back Obama after Clinton's loss, but faced a challenge persuading party elders like Acker.

«At a time when corruption in our state and local governments have eroded so much trust in our public officials, it's critical that we elect bold, honest, hard - working leaders like John Brooks,» Rice said in a statement.

Here in the U.S., homeless and suicide rates among LGBT youth remain shockingly high, in part because conservative Christian leaders like John McArthur instruct parents of gay children to «hand them over to Satan» and refuse to associate with them.

In 2011, a Senate bill to roll the EPA into the Department of Energy attracted the 17 cosponsors, including party leaders like John McCain and Orrin Hatch.

Not exact matches

Thought leaders and practitioners like Trish Bertuzzi and John Barrows, combined with sales tech startups like Kyle Porter's SalesLoft brought increased attention and insights to bear.

John, I like your explanation of Jim Prentice's departure but I think Jerrymacgp is right, resigning as party leader made perfect sense.

Excellent point, John Jay, like the George Takei photo I saw on Facebook says, «Great Leaders don't tell You what to do... They show You how it's done.»

Recently, I joined evangelical leaders across North America including friends like Tim and Kathy Keller, Bill and Lynne Hybels, John Perkins, Ann Voskamp, Sandy Willson, John Yates, Max Lucado, Eugene Cho and many others, by adding my signature to this petition to our president.

Recently, I joined evangelical leaders across North America including friends like Tim and Kathy Keller, Bill and Lynne Hybels, John Perkins, Ann Voskamp, Sandy Willson, John Yates, Max Lucado, Eugene...

It was British church leaders who translated Greek patristic figures like Athanasius and John Chrysostom alongside Augustine and Gregory the Great in the Nicene and PostNicene Fathers collection, a series still much in use in semmanes and beyond.

Understood in this sense, «revivalism» is not properly to be associated with great evangelical leaders of the eighteenth century like Jonathan Edwards, George Whitefield, or John Wesley.

Leaders like Mark Driscoll, John Piper, and Al Mohler insist this movement is fueled by young adults like you who are rediscovering Reformed Theology and sharing it with their friends.

Sadly, in many cases, when it comes to restoring a fallen leader, the offender's depiction of evangelical denominational or church discipline, feels more like John 19 where the Jewish leaders request for all the men next to Jesus on the cross to «have the legs broken [as well].»

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I'm not sure how many points they are behind but they still have great quality, great characters, great leaders [like] John Terry, Gary Cahill and players who won't settle for what is going on at the moment so I expect them to come back strong.

One of the best young defenders in the game at the moment, John Stones looks like a great prospect in English football and the ideal defensive leader to fill Terry's boots at Stamford Bridge.

Some say that it starts at the back and that Neville Southall would organise that defence like the ultimate leader; taking responsibility for crosses, shouting at the defence and making sure that John Stones stopped taking daft risks when he can take pressure off the team at times.

I'd like to write about John F Kennedy, another leader who was well - respected, but whose political career unfortunately came to an end before its time.

His loss would be a win for Senate Democratic Conference Leader John Sampson, who has pledged to support all incumbents — even Senate Majority Leader Pedro Espada Jr., and tried — albeit unsuccessfully — to convince some big LGBT stakeholders like the Empire State Pride Agenda not to endorse Nunes against Huntley.

After listening to Senate Democratic Conference Leader John Sampson explain why bills like the Farm Workers Bill of Rights should be allowed to come to the floor for a debate and eventual vote even if it's clear they don't have sufficient support to pass — «This is about democracy!»

Koch is embarking on upstate tour next week to celebrate lawmakers and challengers deemed «heroes» of reform for their willingness to sign his pledges and slam the «enemies» who, like Silver and Senate Democratic Conference Leader John Sampson, declined to do so.

The new revenue bill introduced late last night has four major changes from the original deal struck by Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and Senate Democratic Conference Leader John Sampson, including a carve out of the so - called «Bloomberg penalty» for extremely rich residents (like the billionaire mayor) in NYC.

The investigations into SUNY Polytechnic and economic development programs like the Buffalo Billion shouldn't stop state investment into growing private - sector jobs, Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan on Tuesday said.

Preserving the deduction of state and local taxes is not a partisan issue, but about basic fairness to states like New York, Republican Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan said Wednesday in a statement.

Sir, many including my own self have never liked most of your public outcries regarding how you lambast our leaders especially the past government which was headed by His Excellency John Dramani Mahama.

To give you an idea of just how unhappy lawmakers are with the governor's habit — like other governors before him — of stuffing non-budget policy items into the budget, Deputy Senate Minority Leader John DeFrancisco has suggested the Legislature move a constitutional amendment that would go before voters to outlaw anything other than spending from being put into the annual spending plan.

This is a break with Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan, who in a statement last month said he had «grave concern» with the proposed end to the deduction — a move that is seen as hurting high - tax Democratic heavy states like New York, New Jersey and California.

And I would expect that everyone else would find a way to act like adults and support the person who's going to be the standard - bearer for the party,» said state Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan.

Minority Leader John Sampson was among the few donors to give $ 3,850 to Mr. Adam's campaign, with Senators Toby Ann Stavisky and Ruben Diaz chipping in as well, in addition to many government workers and the like.

Then, like other lawmakers this week who didn't want to answer questions, including Majority Leader John Flanagan and Senator David Valesky, DeFrancisco turned around and walked away, ending the interview.

Almost every one of the state's 63 senators receives a stipend, ranging from the extra $ 41,500 given to the chamber's leader, John J. Flanagan, a Long Island Republican, to the $ 9,000 bonuses given to ranking minority members of committees overseeing things like insurance, labor and — yes — ethics.

«We're happy that we look like we're coming to an agreement on a buy American bill, a three - way bill, that was something that was very important to myself and I know Sen. (John) Flanagan's conference,» Klein said after emerging from the governor's office with Flanagan, the Republican majority leader, following an early evening meeting with Cuomo and Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie.

But we know all too well what the reality of those victories have meant — corruption scandal after corruption scandal, with politicians like Ed Mangano, (former Senate Majority Leader) Dean Skelos, and (former Oyster Bay Town Supervisor) John Venditto being dragged out in handcuffs for using our tax dollars to enhance their own bottom lines.»

You, and your candidate for Governor can not hide from published articles like this, «Senate Republican leaders John Flanagan and John DeFrancisco, once again turned their back on childhood sexual abuse victims, choosing to protect the institutions that have a long history of covering for and enabling the behavior of predators.

Krueger's comment came in response to my question about whether Democratic Conference Leader John Sampson will retain his leadership role in light of the fact that he backed a number of incumbents — notably Majority Leader Pedro Espada Jr. — against whom rank - and - file members like Krueger campaigned.

It sounds to me like Skelos is trying to undercut Senate Democratic Conference Leader John Sampson's argument that he and his conference can't be blamed for the mess in Albany because they've only been in power since January 2009, while the GOP ruled the chamber for more than four decades prior to that.

Senate Republican Majority Leader John Flanagan says he likes the extra school aid spending, but his GOP conference is not on board with extending the millionaire's tax, but he's not completely ruling it out.

But others, like the Senate's Majority Leader John Flanagan of Long Island and Deputy Majority Leader John DeFrancisco of Syracuse charged up to $ 1,000 per person at events in January.

In the Senate, Republican Leader John Flanagan said he's open to talking about paid family leave, and likes that the governor's plan is funded by the workers.

«Just the notion of a payroll tax scares me... I don't see an appetite for doing something like that,» Senate Republican Majority Leader John Flanagan said during a breakfast event at the New York Athletic Club sponsored by Crain's NY.

We always feel like we're fighting for crumbs, and when the majority leader position is here — whether it was Ralph Marino, Dean Skelos and now John — we feel like our voices are being heard better.»

Gary Greenberg, a minority owner of the Vernon Downs racetrack, says he'll spend $ 100,000 this year to unseat Senate Deputy Majority Leader John DeFrancisco and other senators who won't pass a bill to allow child sexual abuse survivors like himself sue their abusers.

But at the same time, Democratic Minority Leader John Sampson and Sen. Tom Duane were able to marshal their usually fractious conference to unite behind the measure by getting former no votes like Carl Kruger, Joe Addabbo and Shirley Huntley to cast yes votes.

Like every good leader, HE John Mahama remains a true Ghanaian and will support any efforts towards the growth of our country.

When asked by grocery store magnate John Catsimatidis during a radio interview Sunday if he could pick one item he'd like to see come to fruition in 2016, Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan, who has been head of the Senate since May, said it would be increasing organ donations.

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said members of GOP Congress like Rep. John Katko, who are facing persistent criticism over their unwillingness to hold an in - person town hall, might consider adopting his philosophy about visiting constituents: «You got ta be around; you got ta be visible.»

While Mr. Skelos, like former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, at first vowed he would not leave his leadership post, he was eventually forced to step down, with new Senate Leader John Flanagan taking over his spot.

Like John Mann MP who yesterday also called for Brown to go, she said it was hard on the doorsteps persuading people to vote Labour whilst he was the leader.

«It could be that they are both new, but it seems like they are both listening more and their doors are open,» he said of Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie, a Democrat, and Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan, a Republican.