Sentences with phrase «made leader of the house»

Former Justice Secretary Grayling has been made Leader of the House, replacing William Hague who is no longer an MP.

Shortly after the referendum, he was made Leader of the House of Commons.

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This may be the last year Kenny, Ireland's leader since 2011, makes the White House pilgrimage on behalf of Ireland.

Democrats need to flip 24 seats this year to take control of the House and make House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi speaker.

White House spokesman Sean Spicer said last week that the administration expected to make a decision on whether to remain a party to the deal by the time leaders of the Group of Seven wealthy nations meet in late May.

The White House credited its policy of putting international economic, diplomatic, and military pressure on Pyongyang as having made Kim more willing to meet with foreign leaders.

On the legislative and policy front, Bill C - 11 has passed the committee stage and seems likely to race toward royal assent by the summer, last week's unveiling of the telecom policy (including policies on the forthcoming spectrum auction and foreign ownership) puts to rest a major issue associated with the digital economy strategy, the CRTC recently published its final anti-spam regulations with Industry Canada expected to follow with theirs shortly, the open government initiative has been making considerable progress, and Government House Leader Peter Van Loan told the House of Commons on Thursday that Bill C - 12 (the PIPEDA reform bill) may finally move forward next week.

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.

Those votes highlighted the fervent free - market ideology that has made Hensarling, now chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, the proud leader of the drive by congressional Republicans to roll back tougher federal oversight of the financial system.

In fact, almost no one important was warned of Trump's monumental decision before it was made, and the White House did virtually nothing to prepare for the all - too - predictable angry response from foreign leaders:

White House and congressional leaders have not yet made final decisions about the amount of funding, or whether to link it to extensions of the debt limit or of broader government spending, and conversations remained fluid Thursday evening.

Scott Pelath, the Democratic minority leader in the Indiana House of Representatives, said that watching Pence vouch for Trump made him sad.

It seemed Cohn hadn't given up quite yet, and in fact he was planning to make a desperate final attempt to change Trump's mind by bringing leaders of industries that would be hurt by the tariffs to meet with the president at the White House on Thursday.

White House economic adviser Gary Cohn is making a desperate final attempt to change Trump's mind on imposing the tariffs by bringing leaders of industries that will be hurt by the tariffs to meet with the president at the White House on Thursday.

like former leader... we too have kept open house and had people live with us long and short term for nearly all our married life... we've had debate, argument, sadness, hilarity... even had someone with a disturbing psychosis... not at one stage have we felt the need to make any rules... that would almost be like copping out of relationship.

Personally, I have seen very few of these «religiuos leaders» driving a 15 year old car, or struggling to buy food for their families, or living in a house they can't afford to make repairs on.

In 2011, 100 of those house church leaders made it to Seoul, South Korea, where the Lausanne Movement held a special conference for them.

Tom DeLay, the Republican majority leader of the House of Representatives, confided to a Texas Baptist audience that God had made Bush president «to promote a biblical world - view.»

No. 6: In this story from the Book of Judges, an Israelite leader, Jephthah, makes a rash vow to God, which has to be carried out: «And Jephthah made a vow to the Lord, and said, «If you will give the Ammonites into my hand, then whoever comes out of the doors of my house to meet me, when I return victorious from the Ammonites, shall be the Lord's, to be offered up by me as a burnt - offering.»

House Majority Leader Barbara Flynn Currie (D - Chicago), the legislation's co-sponsor, said the law is not too demanding of employers because they merely will have to make a reasonable effort to help mothers.

I talked to one of the leaders for hours on the phone, and then she came over to my house and sat with me for a full day helping me with every feeding, making sure that the latch was correct.

Yesterday, at a White House meeting with school nutrition leaders, you made headlines by giving what's being called «one of the most overtly political speeches during [your] tenure as First Lady.»

Politico «s Angelica Lavito reports that House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi promised at the rally to do «whatever it takes» to make sure the bill «never sees the light of day on the floor of the House.»

Raising the matter on the Floor for the consideration of the MPs the Deputy Minority Leader Dominic Nitiwul said the 14th July edition of the publication of the Graphic scandalized Parliament and made the House looked like it has gone backdoor to change the CI when what was laid on Friday the 8th of July was different.

After roundly castigating fellow Democrats and Republicans alike during his announcement speech yesterday and proposing a host of policy positions that seemed tailor - made to get under the speaker's skin, Cuomo today dodged the question about Silver, (the longest - serving legislative leader in Albany), saying it's not his place to determine who leads either house.

The ban on hats in the HOC was passed in 1988, with then leader of the House Ann Taylor stating: «I know some members may feel that they look particularly fetching in the opera hat, but it really does make the House of Commons look ridiculous».

Speaking at a press conference on Thursday June 20 organized by the National Democratic Congress [NDC] to react to some comments made by President Akufo - Addo at a media encounter at the Flagstaff House in Accra, the minority leader said the NDC will resist the «blackmail witch - hunting» of the head of the election management body who was appointed by the past Mahama administration.

Arrangement had been made for Mr. John Mahama to host the National Chief Imam, Sheikh Dr. Osman Nuhu Sharubutu, Muslim clerics, Chiefs, Opinion Leaders and Muslims across the country at the residence of his younger brother and business mogul, Mr Ibrahim Mahama at Gold House, Kawokudi, to celebrate «Barka da Sallah»

The Assembly Democrats» leader, Speaker Sheldon Silver, has made it clear that at least one piece of the MRT plan — the med - mal reforms — are a non-starter in his house.

The Labour leader made the surprise move of turning up to an adjournment debate on Tuesday night in the House of Commons to express his admiration for the outgoing Arsenal manager.

«Leader McConnell gave Schumer the wiggle room to save some amount of face and get out of it without making any commitments that would bind the House in any way to having legislation on the president's desk,» Republican Rep. Chris Collins said Monday night.

President Donald Trump (C) makes a statement from the Roosevelt Room next to the empty chairs of Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (L), D - New York, and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (R), D - California, after they cancelled their meeting at the White House in Washington, DC, on November 28, 2017.

In 1999, following the reform whereby most hereditary peers were removed from the chamber, then Conservative Leader in the House of Lords Tom Strathclyde made a bold speech stating that «I declare this convention dead».

Making the final comments before an amendment was withdrawn to help the aging Millstone nuclear power plant, State Representative and House Minority Leader Themis Klarides (R) argues for a full debate for the controversial amendment on the final day of the legislative session.

When it came to representing his district, Silver often echoed the voices of key community leaders and the many thousands they represented, so they were in a sense in «the room» helping make decisions on vital issues like schools and affordable housing.

The leader of the Senate, Senator Mohammed Ali Ndume, told journalists after observing jumaat prayer with President Buhari at the State House in Abuja that it is the duty of the National Assembly to make additions, subtraction and adjustments to the Appropriation Bill.

And certainly a once - weekly tryst with the Leader of the Opposition has removed most of the urgency from the occasion and is, no doubt, much more convenient than having to make two forays from Downing Street to the House.

Along with Gov. Andrew Cuomo, the leaders of both legislative houses make up the so - called «three men in a room» who privately hash out most important policy in New York, as well as its $ 150 - plus billion annual budget.

The White House is preparing to open a broad investigation into China's trade practices, amid growing worries in the United States over a Chinese government - led effort to make the country a global leader in microchips, electric cars and other crucial technologies of the future.

The White House and Republican congressional leaders unveiled a broad outline of the tax proposal last month but detailed legislation is not due to be made public until next week.

Tony Baldry (Banbury)(Con): Will the Leader of the House arrange for a clear statement to be made on ministerial collective responsibility?

House Democratic Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi introduced Cuomo at a rally of union workers at the Jacob K. Javits Center in New York City, where he made his remarks.

While making the request, the Minority Leader of the house, Hon. Oyebamiji Lagunju requested the assembly to mandate the governor to seek Tinubu's assistance to save the institution.

However, Obama was worried about the appearance of partisan meddling by himself, so he called together the leaders of the House and Senate, both sides, had the intelligence people brief them, and wanted to make a joint / united bi-partisan announcement about what was going on.

GOP leaders say they are encouraged by a compromise deal reached by two groups whose members made up the core of Republican opposition to a bill that House Speaker Paul Ryan abruptly pulled from the House floor in March.

The 64 - year - old former Welsh Secretary said he had made his decision to leave the House of Commons after discussion with Labour leader Ed Miliband.

Stringer made the comment at a Harlem rally calling for fractured state Senate Democrats to unify and make Sen. Andrea Stewart - Cousins majority leader of a house where the Dems come November are expected to again have the majority but not control the chamber because nine breakaway Dems are aligned with the Republicans in a leadership coalition.

GOP SENS. KELLY AYOTTE, JOHN MCCAIN AND LINDSEY GRAHAM: «We applaud the decision of Speaker John Boehner... We call on Majority Leader Harry Reid to take similar action and to work with Speaker Boehner to make the Select Committee a joint effort between the House and Senate.»

The Public Authorities Control Board, made up of one appointee each from the Governor and legislative leaders, would have the ability to veto individual affordable housing projects.

With the session in disarray following the arrests of the leaders of both houses of the legislature, and their subsequent resignations, many expect the laws to be simply extended for another few years, without making any changes.