Sentences with phrase «made by the aide»

But when told of the allegations made by the aide, including her statement that Doran may have witnessed the argument, the legislator agreed to discuss what she saw.

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There was his top aide making the infamous «Etch A Sketch» remark on TV, and his traveling press secretary grabbing headlines by cursing out reporters at a Warsaw memorial.

A senior Democratic aide said the party's position is that emergency spending need not be offset by cuts elsewhere in the federal budget, making Pelosi's statement a challenge to Republicans who have insisted that previous aid packages not add to the federal budget deficit.

The ouster of Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin, who has been mired in scandal over his charging taxpayers for luxury travel expenses and the infighting among his senior aides, had been widely expected and was made official at 5:31 p.m. by presidential tweet.

The less politic version of the argument was made by a Marco Rubio aide from behind closed doors.

The directions are for making them by hand, but using a kitchen aide mixer with a dough hook is definitely the easiest route.

Also key was an «AIDE Memoire», issued by European Commission to MEPs before the vote, that failed to make the key point that the European Food Safety Authority (the body tasked with evaluating the claim) had seen no evidence of any benefit from adding the ingredient to follow - on formulas.

The Aide Memoire also incorrectly stated that» During the period in which the public may comment on the scientific advice of EFSA, no comments were made by stakeholders / scientists contesting EFSA's conclusions or indicating a risk for infants.»

The statement signed by presidential aide Garba Shehu, said, «The Presidency is very worried that criminal gangs will feel justified in defying legal governing and democratic institutions, and authority of legitimately elected democratic government if unrestrained pronouncements are made.»

The Cuomo administration on Wednesday is denying claims being made by Republican Rob Astorino's gubernatorial campaign that a top aide sought to move the county executive to a less - than - prominent seat at an event featuring President Obama.

Minority Leader Andrea Stewart - Cousins defended Democratic Senate hopeful Shelley Mayer's handling of sexual harassment complaints made by legislative aides, saying the lawmaker faces «a double standard» with the criticism.

In a statement made available on Friday by Presidential aide Garba Shehu the Presidency expressed regrets that a portion of the speech was similar to that of a speech presented by United States President Barack Obama in 2008.

Independent Democratic Conference Leader Jeff Klein on Thursday called for an investigation by the Joint Commission on Public Ethics into the allegation of sexual misconduct made against him by a former legislative aide.

Meanwhile, Astorino cast doubt on claims made by the governor that he was unaware his former top aide, Joe Percoco, was receiving consulting fees from companies with business before the state while he was managing Cuomo's re-election campaign.

That's according to the Tax Foundation, once derided as a «right - wing think tank» by a top aide to Gov. Andrew Cuomo, which gave credit to changes made in the 2014 - 15 budget to the state's corporate tax structure that reduce the rate and simplified the code.

The accusation was first made by a Anthony Mangone, a disbarred attorney and former top aide to ex-Sen.

In a statement made available to newsmen by Simeon Nwakaudu, the governor's media aide, Dakuku Peterside, candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) were joined as respondents.

Council aides said that poor defendants who can not make bail are often detained for days; they said a bail fund would save the city on incarceration costs and follow a model already used by nonprofit groups.

The story relied on reports made by State Police assigned to provide security for Bruno and were obtained from top aides of Governor Eliot Spitzer via the Freedom Of Information Law (FOIL).

«Top aides arrested, signature initiatives plagued by corruption, widening scandals at every turn,» the Republican committee said in a release on its website, which made reference to «ziti,» a code used for illicit payments according to the 2016 criminal charges.

Tinubu had during his address at the presentation of a book titled, «Making Steady Sustainable Progress» authored by President Muhammadu Buhari's media aides at the Old Banquet Hall, Presidential Villa, Abuja, accused his (Jonathan's) administration of institutionalising corruption in Nigeria.

FBI Director James Comey undercut many of the arguments Clinton has used to play down her use of a private email server while secretary of state, describing a series of questionable, even reckless, decisions made by her and her aides.

In the statement, Cuomo is knocked by McGrath for the bid - rigging and bribery allegations facing the governor's former top aide, Joe Percoco as well as for having «lied about what he knew» in the Bridgegate scandal (claims made that Cuomo and his office strenuously deny).

According to the Commission, several cash deposits were made by the ex - First Lady in the United States Dollars, through Waripamo Dudafa, a former aide to ex - President Goodluck Jonathan.

A former aide to Nick Clegg has said the party desperately needs by - election victories and defections to make people take notice of it again.

In the position made known through his media aide, Lere Olayinka, Fayose said, «Most importantly, it is my position that irrespective of political affiliation, no leader of the Yoruba nation must be vilified unduly, especially by the same people who humiliated our past leaders such as Obafemi Awolowo, Adekunle Ajasin, Bola Ige, Bisi Onabanjo, Lateef Jakande, and others.

The former communication Minister in his response on Joy FM monitored by Ghanapoliticsonline.com discounted the claim by the so called report that he and Stan Dogbe, who was an aide to the then President made His Excellency John Dramani Mahama believe he was popular than the National Democratic Congress which he was leading as the flagbearer.

The report stated that two of Saraki's aides, Obiora Amobi and Gbenga Makanjuola, were introduced to Access Bank as representatives of Melrose General Services Limited by Mbonu to enable them to make cash withdrawals from the account.

Melissa DeRosa, Cuomo's top aide, makes $ 196,526, according to payroll data provided by the state Controller's Office.

Although Democratic leaders and aides have acknowledged the reality that, because conservative Democrats still have deep concerns over the direction of their plan, it will be very hard to hold a vote by Friday, Democratic leaders insist that decision has not been formally made.

ALBANY — The first term of New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo was marked by a now - infamous quip made by the governor's original top aide during his first year on the job: «We operate on two speeds here: Get along, and kill.»

However, speaking on condition of anonymity, the aide said that it makes sense for lawmakers to plan in advance on the handling of bills on which several committees might feel a need to hold a public hearing — and, rather than each committee holding a separate hearing, there could be one hearing by members of the various panels.

Former Governor Sullivan Chime of Enugu State has expressed shock over a statement made by one of his aides before the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission...

When told that none of the campaign - contribution checks had been made out by Franzese or his partner, but in corporate names, the aide said, «That's not what I'm saying.

The whole Whatsapp Group fight appears to have been triggered by Stan Dogbe, the trusted aide of former President John Mahama, who is making every effort to lead the NDC for the 2020 elections when he accused former Deputy Health Minister, Rojo Mettle - Nunoo of being «bitter about funds.»

In the statement signed by Fayemi's Media Aide, Olayinka Oyebode, which was made available to the Nigeria Politics Online, the minister said the decision of the lawmakers was unfair.

The plan has one of the recommendations made by the Medicaid Redesign Team, along with the creation of a certification for advanced home care aides to carry out and expanded range of duties.

Esty is not seeking re-election, due to the fallout from her slow response to threats made by her one - time chief of staff against a former Esty aide.

His aides said they were incensed by recent media coverage that wrongly made out that Labour was in crisis while playing down Tory problems, including David Cameron's impending defeat over his attempts to block Jean - Claude Juncker from becoming the next president of the European Commission.

Mr. Albanese disputed that the aide's actions had any impact on the agency, saying in the statement that «the decision of whether or not to issue a subpoena has always been made solely by D.F.S.»

The book, which makes extensive use of a near - verbatim record of the talks kept by long - serving Lib Dem aide Alison Suttie, marks Mr Laws's return to the political limelight following his shock resignation from the Cabinet just weeks into the Coalition.

The statement comes after a report detailing from the Joint Commission on Public Ethics that detailed multiple instances of sexual harassment by Assemblyman Vito Lopez against legislative aides was made public.

That view was reinforced by two developments last week: Cuomo's aides proposed a new energy plan for the state's future that, unlike previous plans, made no mention of fracking in the Southern Tier, and Cuomo himself named former New York City Councilman James Gennaro, a fierce fracking opponent, as a deputy commissioner at Martens» environmental agency.

He announced in February he wouldn't seek election to a full term, buffeted by scandals involving his acceptance of Yankees tickets and a phone call he made to a woman pursuing domestic violence charges against a gubernatorial aide.

The report made damning conclusions on the role played by Mr Mahama and a few of his aides in the massive electoral defeat of the NDC last year.

Former Governor Sullivan Chime of Enugu State has expressed shock over a statement made by one of his aides before the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).

In new evidence that the former Labour PM was always briefing against colleagues Darling will accuse Brown of «making bullets» which were then fired at him by close aides;

At a news conference after proposing a bill to strengthen penalties for domestic - violence offenders, Mr. Cuomo, a Democrat, was asked by public - radio reporter Karen DeWitt if he would make changes in light of a lawsuit alleging a former Cuomo aide sexually assaulted a state employee.

According to the Erie County District Attorney's Office, between January 2015 to May 2016, Talbot, who was the victim's home health care aide, stole $ 41,590 by forging the woman's checks, making them payable to herself and then cashing them.

And in a damning verdict on the Speaker, Parliament's ex-Black Rod David Leakey said that the bullying claims made by former aides «risks bringing Parliament into disrepute».