Sentences with phrase «leadership of assembly member»

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Helping making the TAP benefit happen in the state Assembly, under the leadership of Speaker Sheldon Silver, were Assembly members Helene Weinstein, Audrey Pheffer, Peter Abbate, Jim Brennan, Steven Cymbrowitz, Rhoda Jacobs, Alan Maisel, William Colton, Joe Lentol and David Weprin.

The bill had leadership juice behind it: it was sponsored in the Assembly by Herman «Denny» Farrell, D - Manhattan, the Assembly Ways & Means chairman, and co-sponsored in the Senate by John DeFrancisco, R - Syracuse, the Finance Committee chairman, and Diane Savino, D - Staten Island, who is both a close ally of labor unions and a leading member of the Independent Democratic Coalition.

«The Assembly showed admirable leadership this session by including speed safety camera expansion in their one - house budget, but petty politics and obstructionism led by a single state senator means that family members and victims of traffic violence will have to continue their fight during the legislative session,» a press release by Transportation Alternatives stated.

At 10:30 a.m., WNY Republican members of the Assembly hold a press conference denouncing Silver's actions and detailing how his continued leadership in the Assembly will negatively impact New Yorkers, Mahoney State Office Building, 65 Court St., Hearing Room 4, Buffalo.

So, let's give Governor Cuomo, Assembly Member Rosenthal, Senator Grisanti and all the co-sponsors of the bill a big paw for their leadership and compassion.

«What this is trying to do is send a message to the Assembly leadership that, if you ignore our position on key issues, we will look to hurt you among some of your members,» Siena College pollster Steven Greenberg said.

Hannan's old friend, Mark Reckless, who was a Tory then Ukip MP and then a Ukip and now Tory Welsh Assembly member, said that the then Conservative leadership was «not serious about real change on Europe», and privately described the ERG as «a backwater with little real influence on policy till the arrival of Steve Baker.»

In the state Assembly, a number of plumb leadership positions are up for grabs following the departure of several senior members.

A report prepared by the Finance and Adminitrative sub-committee explained that when the two were invited Hon. Dan Botwe ``... admitted that as a member of leadership of Parliament, he does lobby for additional funds from government to augment projects that have been earmarked in the Assembly's annual budget and at times get more of such assistance than expected.

The evening's honoree is Assembly Minority Leader Brian Kolb, who has been praised for his down - to - earth leadership of the GOP conference, which has added members since he replaced Assemblyman Jim Tedisco in April 2009.

The report said the Assembly's leadership shielded Mr. Lopez, a Brooklyn Democrat who was one of the chamber's most powerful members, from public scrutiny amid allegations against him by his staff of sexual harassment.

But Assembly Democratic spokesman Michael Whyland told the Daily News that the chamber's leadership is not allowing the films to be screened because it does not want to set a precedent of members using government property to screen films.

The allegations come on the heels of an earlier round of sexual harassment allegations last year, which led to the Assembly's ethics committee to recommend that Kellner be removed from leadership positions and be barred from hiring new staff members or working with interns.

Silver, who has privately told members of his leadership team that he sees no choice but to make major spending cuts next year, also disclosed that he had invited Cuomo to address a closed - door meeting of the Assembly Democratic Conference in the next few weeks to bluntly outline «the realities» faced by the state.

All Republican Assembly Conference Members deserve a fair accounting from present leadership of the past term of office and their plans for the future of the conference.

«I endorse New York Assembly Member Michael Blake because I know as DNC vice chair he will bring invigorating change in leadership to the party because of his proven campaign experience and wins in state and local elections throughout the country,» Gillibrand said in a statement.

Being a member of the minority party means he's not beholden to the assembly leadership.»

The Senate President stated that the crisis in the party was surmountable, adding that the doors of National Assembly was open to the party, stressing that it remained a surprise that the leadership of the APC had not deemed it fit in the last 16 months to visit and meet with their members in the National Assembly.

«As far as we are concerned, as members of the Kogi State house of assembly, we are united, focused, we have our leadership under Prince Mathew Kolawole and there have not been any pressure from any where to quit him out of that office.

No member of the assembly claims knowledge of lobbying from the executive as it is stated to be wanting to change the leadership of the house from Prince Mathew Kolawole to Honourable Idris Ndako.

The party therefore, «admonishes the leadership and members of the National Assembly to consider the general peace, welfare of our nation and put aside this impeachment plot as we need to unite to save our nation from those who wants to plunge this nation into unwarranted crisis in order to safeguard their loots.

The coalition is calling for Assembly majority leader Joe Morelle of Rochester — a Silver loyalist who is one of the five members of the proposed leadership group — to become interim speaker.

Assembly and Senate leadership subjected their members to a marathon session of binge voting on a cocktail of bills.

«The Log Cabin Republicans announced Tuesday that the GOP's New York leadership in both the state senate and assembly are going to allow Republican legislators to make «conscience votes» on Gov. David Paterson's marriage - equality bill rather than pressuring party members to vote against it, giving the legislation a much stronger likelihood of picking up Republican votes in both chambers.

This evening, State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver gave a big boost to the plan, endorsing CB3's guidelines: «I want to commend the leadership and members of the Community Board 3 Land Use, Zoning, Public and Private Housing Committee for their effort to achieve, at long last, a true consensus about the future of Seward Park.

This is the first time a former speaker will be serving as a rank - and - file member of the Assembly while a member of his own party has assumed its leadership since Irving Ives was forced from power by Oswald D. Heck in 1937.

President Buhari also sympathised with the leadership and members of the House of Representatives in particular and the National Assembly in general, over the sad demise of «the humble and vibrant national legislator.»

Kolawole said the concern of the members was to resolve the leadership crisis rocking the state assembly.

Mr. Mahama is recognized as the first member of the Assemblies of God Church worldwide to rise to the highest office of President, and according to the Church, he did not only fulfill his duties of leadership with high integrity and deep humility, but also a «bold declaration of his faith in our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.»

NYSABE offers hands - on leadership training to members of the Board of Directors and Delegate Assembly.

It seems that Dr. Ball had little influence on the minds of party members and voters who elected Dr. Weaver to both the leadership of the Green Party and to a seat in the BC Legislative Assembly.

Continuous Improvement / Quality Manager / Assembly Plant 2002 — 2006 Provided strategic leadership as an integral part of a six - member Continuous Improvement team.