Sentences with phrase «leaders of the big houses»

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The House of Commons is set to approve the measures with a big majority after the pacifist leader of the Labour Party, Jeremy Corbyn, said he would allow his lawmakers a free vote, rather than impose a party whip.

And the administration has made clear in recent days it will leave formal drafting of a tax bill to GOP leaders on the House Ways and Means and Senate Finance committees who have been part of the so - called Big Six negotiating group, which includes Mnuchin and National Economic Council Director Gary Cohn.

In the lead - up to his dinner at the White House planned for Thursday night, Chinese premier Xi Jinping met with the people who really run things: Leaders of the world's biggest tech companies.

On Wednesday, President Donald Trump is set to unveil a framework for tax reform, building off work done by the so - called Big Six: a group of top tax policymakers in the Trump administration (Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin and National Economic Council director Gary Cohn), the Senate (Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Finance Committee chair Orrin Hatch), and the House (Speaker Paul Ryan and Ways and Means Committee chair Kevin Brady).

The propaganda about a hot economy, «overheated» housing market and tight labor market is just one of several Big Lies being promoted by politicians and business leaders.

With the Liberals in power on both levels of government and with New Brunswick MP Dominic LeBlanc as Government House Leader in the House of Commons, he says there is a big opportunity for progress.

But business leaders say global investors will want clarity on the bigger picture of foreign investment now that Mr. Harper is less beholden to opposition parties in the House.

Questions - Business, Innovation and Skills, including Topical Questions Business statement - Leader of the House Backbench business — Motion relating to the introduction of charging for Big Ben Clock Tower tours, Motion relating to reform of the Common Fisheries Policy Adjournment debate — Effect of reductions to legal aid on legal aid providers

The new regulations, agreed upon last month as part of a much bigger budget compromise between legislative leaders and the governor, will do little to halt the erosion of middle - income housing in New York City, and are more dangerous to landlords in principle than in practice.

With Speaker Bercow barely able to warm his new big green chair, the daggers were already drawn, with some unpleasant off and on the record briefing against him, a less than gracious welcome by Alan Duncan, Shadow Leader of the House, and a quite distasteful contribution from Nadine Dorries parading herself round the media outlets the day after Mr Bercow's election.

Ahead of the Nov. 21 vote — where the veteran politician who has weathered big storms before will face Louisiana House Democratic Leader John Bel Edwards — Vitter's goal is clear: Convincing most of the 381,000 voters who supported his Republican opponents that he is a good second choice.

Senate Democrats, who are the minority party in that house, held a news conference with government reform advocates to push for public financing of campaigns, a bill Senate Democratic Leader John Sampson says will lessen the influence of big money special interests in politics.

Flanked by Assemblymember Millman and Congresswoman Nydia Velázquez, Simon stressed her deep roots in the district and decade of experience as district leader, her progressive credentials and her work on community issues both big and small — from public transportation to traffic calming in Downtown Brooklyn, access to affordable housing and education, and saving Long Island College Hospital, to name a few.

Syracuse's Colleen Deacon, who's challenging GOP Rep. John Katko in NY - 24, joined an elite group of Democratic House candidates at a California strategy session last month where national party leaders talked of potential big gains because of Trump's drag on the Republican ticket.

The National Republican Congressional Committee brought their Congressional big guns into the district for fundraisers, including House Speaker John Boehner and House Majority Leader Eric Cantor and released web ads criticizing the records of Hochul and Davis.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Syracuse's Colleen Deacon joined an elite group of Democratic House candidates at a California strategy session last month where national party leaders talked of potential big gains because of Donald Trump's drag on the Republican ticket.

Another potential big name casualty could be Ken Clarke, with some reports that he decided to walk rather than taking the job of Leader of the House.

For many of us, the job's biggest impact is in the district, helping the constituents who hire us.I have been proud to work with colleagues and community leaders to secure millions for public housing, new waterfront parks and flood resiliency after Hurricane Sandy; make local improvements, like bringing a pool to enliven Brooklyn Bridge Park and cherry trees to beautify Chinatown; and advocate for constituents in need — to save a home, pay for life - changing surgery or cut through bureaucratic red tape.

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, whose former position as Speaker of the House was another female first, called the appointment a «very big deal» and insisted that gender equality at the top isn't due to a lack of qualified candidates.

Kimathi Donkor and one of the Leaders of Tomorrow with «Oshun visits Gaba at Tate's «Big House» `, oil on canvas, 2013.

After virtually ignoring the nation's biggest environmental issue for years, Republican leaders of the House Energy and Commerce Committee are planning a major hearing on climate change on Sept. 18 and are inviting leaders of 13 federal agencies to testify.

Each year, ALM Legal Intelligence digs through proxy filings from companies to determine how much some of the biggest name US in - house legal leaders are paid.

Put on by Dan Linna and his team at LegalRnD, the Workshop included representatives of big law, in house legal departments, academics, bar association leaders, business representatives and last but certainly not least, law students.

A big part of my discussion in Dublin will focus on the incredible success that Legal Leaders for Diversity has had on advancing diversity and inclusiveness within the in - house counsel and the legal profession in Canada.

Summit focuses on current events and disruptive trends, Launch is the self - described «world's greatest startup competition,» the Entrepreneur Expo highlights the big names that sponsor the Launch competition, Founders House has VIP invite - only talks with creators and leaders, and Awards is, of course, awards.

«Today we've assembled a very impressive group of leaders from the private sector and are putting them to work here today to work on some of the country's biggest challenges that will make a very meaningful difference to a lot of its citizens,» Kushner said, kicking off the White House's Technology Week, which will include more tech policy meetings as the week goes on.

This also stops Teams from booking a showing with a team leader and then having someone different show up to show the house, which causes big problems for listing reps when a different agent shows up instead of that big name team leader.

The so - called Big 6 tax reform outline, developed by the Trump administration, the two chairs of the House and Senate tax - writing committees, and the leaders of the House and Senate, is expected to aim at making the code simpler and more attractive for investment while cutting taxes for the middle class.