Sentences with phrase «majority leader from»

He previously served as House majority leader from 2012 to 2014.

He served as House Majority Leader from 2010 - 2012.

While in the General Assembly, she served as deputy majority leader from 2008 to 2010.

SEIU Local 32BJ launched attack ads targeting New York state Sen. John DeFrancisco, the Senate's deputy majority leader from Syracuse, on March 3, 2016, because of DeFrancisco's opposition to hiking the state's minimum wage to $ 15 an hour.

DeFrancisco, the Senate's pugnacious deputy majority leader from Syracuse, has been one of the more vocal critics of Gov. Andrew Cuomo's drive to gradually raise the minimum wage from $ 9 to $ 15.

Sen. Charles Schumer leads Senate Democrats and whether the country is ready for both a House speaker and a Senate majority leader from New York is a major question.

«That won't happen this time,» vowed Skelos, the first Senate majority leader from Long Island since Ralph Marino was ousted in 1994.

«Having the majority leader from Long Island increases Long Island's political clout in state government dramatically,» Greenberg said, noting the bounty former majority leaders Joseph Bruno and Warren Anderson brought to their home regions, the Albany suburbs and Binghamton, respectively.

At 7:11 a.m. Friday, Sen. John DeFrancisco, the deputy majority leader from Syracuse, was the last senator to stand up on the Senate floor to discuss the bill that provides $ 24.8 billion in funding for schools and also raises the minimum wage.

It prevented members other than the Majority Leader from bringing motions passed by the Senate before the House.

I think that supervisors, mayors, and county executives know more about what's good for Upstate then a Governor from Westchester County, an Assembly Speaker from the Bronx, a Senate Majority Leader from Long Island or Westchester, etc

Bruno, the majority leader from 1995 through 2008, tangled with Spitzer, most notably over the so - called «Troopergate» scandal.

DeFrancisco, the Senate deputy majority leader from Syracuse, is going to be the No. 1 target of the new Fighting for Children PAC that Gary Greenberg says he's in the process of forming.

And Joseph Bruno, the Republican majority leader from 1994 - 2008, stood convicted of mail fraud before charges were overturned on appeal.

Finding Edith Bunker Women who could be swayed to vote for Ms. Watson Coleman, the state's General Assembly majority leader from 2006 to 2009, were a key target, said Mr. Wilkins, suggesting that women who could be categorized as Reagan Democrats or «Archie Bunker Voters» were more persuadable than men in the district.

Gephardt served in Congress for 28 years, was House Majority Leader from 1989 to 1995 and Minority Leader from 1995 to 2003, running for president in 1988 and 2004.

Not exact matches

Goldman Sachs Chief Executive Lloyd Blankfein became the first major Wall Street leader to speak out against President Donald Trump's order to halt arrivals from several Muslim - majority countries.

«It is important that we achieve a two - year agreement that funds our troops and provides for our national security and other critical functions of the Federal government,» the statement from the White House, House Speaker Paul Ryan, and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, a Republican from Kentucky, right, speaks during a news conference on tax reform in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, Nov. 30, 2017.

But the allegations have drawn swift condemnation from Republican Senators and party leadership, including Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, who has said he believes the women and Moore should step aside.

While the leaders of Apple Inc, Google and Facebook Inc emailed their staff to denounce the suspension of the U.S. refugee program and the halting of arrivals from seven Muslim - majority countries, many of their counterparts in other industries either declined comment or responded with company statements reiterating their commitment to diversity.

Ifill's death sparked a bipartisan outpouring of condolences from politicians ranging from House Majority Leader Paul Ryan to House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi.

A number of GOP Senators are saying that the Senate's health care bill probably won't get a vote until the later part of July — a pretty clear departure from Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's hope to get the legislation out of the way before last week's 4th of July recess.

Though some Republicans, like Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, were quick to praise Tillerson's international business experience working with foreign governments, Tillerson's nomination was met with deep skepticism from both parties over his embodiment of the most contentious 2016 campaign issues: Trump's closeness with Russia, climate change skepticism, and potential business conflicts of interest.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has yet again delayed a vote on the Senate's controversial health care bill — this time, because Arizona Sen. John McCain is recovering from surgery (and without him, there aren't enough votes to pass the legislation).

Attendants will pay $ 5,000 apiece for tickets to the reception, which will feature appearances from Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, House Speaker Paul Ryan, and House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said on Tuesday that «less drama from the White House» was needed to advance legislative priorities.

A former chief of staff to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell had the following assessment after Democrat Doug Jones defeated embattled Republican Roy Moore in the special election to fill a Senate seat in Alabama: Anyone out of the phone book — aside from Moore — would've won as a Republican.

Despite opposition from some Republicans, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said this week there will be a vote to repeal Obamacare, also known as the Affordable Care Act, on Tuesday.

The top Republican in the Senate, Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, said he was open to suggestions from experts on how to prevent terrorism suspects from acquiring firearms and called the Orlando shooting a «calculated act of terror.»

(Bloomberg)-- The White House is scaling back its plan to seek cuts from already - passed spending bills in the face of resistance from Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and spending panel Republicans, two GOP congressional aides briefed on the plan said Thursday.

Potential targets include Harley Davidson motorcycles, from the home state of House Speaker Paul Ryan, and Kentucky bourbon, which could get the attention of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R - Ky.

«The most effective leaders throughout history have been great communicators, yet the vast majority of modern day C - Suite executives are conspicuously absent from social media channels,» said Ann Charles, CEO of BRANDfog.

Restrictions on Kentucky bourbon could add pressure on the Senate majority leader, Mitch McConnell, who is from the state.

From left: Republicans House SpeakerPaul Ryan, Sen. Orrin G. Hatch and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (Melina Mara / The Washington Post)

The longtime House majority leader will benefit from a sweetener provision that grants massive pension spikes to career lawmakers after one year of retirement.

According to the report, the military's Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program ran from 2002 - 2012 and was a sort of «pet project» for then - Senate majority leader Harry Reid.

A university rule that permits anyone to run for any office does NOT exempt the person from needing to convince the majority of the membership to vote for that person to serve as its leader.

Perhaps the Majority leader should have mentioned the Archbishop Burke's commands to withhold communion from those politicians who voted for abortions?

From the Speed Read: Religion News Service: Survey: Most Southern Baptist pastors favor black denominational leader A majority of Southern Baptist pastors surveyed said they think it would be good for the nation's largest Protestant denomination to have an African - American leader.

All 39 Christian members joined the two - thirds majority to vote to end a 160 - year practice instituted by the Ottomans requiring Christians to get permission from the country's leader before building churches.

Under Church of England rules, for a measure like the one proposed by Williams and Sentamu to pass, it needed majority support from three different groups: bishops, priests and lay leaders.

In some countries that fear conversions away from the majority religion, church leaders are also working to expand and reframe Christianity.

But in the dramatic opening sessions of the council in the fall of 1962, the assembled bishops and other leaders of the Catholic Church, headed by those from Germany, France, Belgium, and the Netherlands, refused to follow the agenda set by the traditionalist Curia, repudiated their reactionary schemata, and unexpectedly showed themselves to be, in the majority, progressives open to John XXIII's agenda of sweeping pastoral renewal.

Patten says that concerns about inclusivity are coming from black majority church leaders too.

If I started a secular club, and offered all the attractions that are offered at any mega-church, only without the religious teaching and preaching, and I, as club leader, made sure the members knew that I expect them to pay at least 10 % of their income to the club, and I was getting very, very wealthy as a result, I bet the vast majority of Christians who abstain from thinking badly about Benny Hinn, Jerry Falwell, Joyce Meyer, etc, would have no problem at all criticizing me, just because I am not a servant of the Lord.

«Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, a Democrat from Nevada and a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter - day Saints, made the remarks in a conference call Monday, according to the Salt Lake Tribune.»

Denominational leaders changed the wording in the resolution from «trial rite» to «provisional» rite, where a simple majority vote was needed.

Washington, D.C. - As expected, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R - KY) has introduced legislation that would remove hemp from the list of controlled...

In this International Year of Family Farming, farmers» leaders from every arable continent have clearly stated that the focus must be on the vast majority of the worlds farmers, small holder family farms rather than large scale agribusiness.