Sentences with phrase «majority leader on»

A member of the Republican party, Cantor became the House Majority Leader on January 3, 2011.

Republican Majority Leader on the county legislature Brian Marianetti says his caucus passed an amendment to the budget Tuesday which will increase child care funding by $ 52,000 in addition to the $ 100,000 included in the 2017 budget.

The Democrats chose Dianne Hesselbein of Middleton as assistant majority leader on a unanimous vote.

Sen. James Seward, whose district includes Cortland and Cayuga counties, confirmed he voted for Sen. John Flanagan of Long Island for Senate majority leader on Monday.

Resigned as Temporary President and Majority Leader on May 11, 2015, due to federal corruption charges.

The meeting signaled a return to some semblance of normalcy following the arrest last week of Dean Skelos, who resigned as GOP conference and majority leader on Monday.

At the time, Hannon collected a $ 25,000 stipend as assistant majority leader on conference operations.

One (1) member shall be recommended annually by the majority leader on behalf of the majority members of the Erie County Legislature and confirmed by the Legislature.

In the unlikely event that the Senate's current Independent Democratic Conference - Republican powersharing agreement (in which the leaders of the two conferences divide time serving as majority leader) continues in perpetuity, Senator Dean Skelos would break Warren Anderson's record for most days as majority leader on December 21, 2039.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who got the ball rolling against Pedro Espada Jr. during his stint as state attorney general, clearly feels vindicated by the jury's conviction today of the former Senate majority leader on four counts of theft from his taxpayer - funded Bronx health clinic.

Not exact matches

Their moves comes after Collins told reporters on Tuesday that she had confirmed with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell that he would support the two insurance bills as well as a measure waiving an automatic cut in Medicare that the tax bill could trigger.

Surprisingly, the survey also found 41 percent of small - business leaders would be skeptical of artificial intelligence's ability to accurately help with their administrative tasks, even though the majority of them spent two or more hours per day on admin work.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Monday night confirmed what many had suspected — that even a revised version of the Better Care Reconciliation Act (BCRA), which would gut many Obamacare provisions and take a hacksaw to Medicaid, didn't have the support of the requisite 50 Republicans to pass.

In the meantime, a group of House lawmakers has sent a letter to Majority Leader Mitch McConnell demanding four major conservative tents to remain in place in any bill — and on one issue, they may get their wish.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R - KY) uses the gavel as he checks out the stage before his scheduled speech this evening on the second day.

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.

Recently, he recognized Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, defying the position of the vast majority of global leaders on the matter.

House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy said Tuesday that the House would start working on repealing and replacing Obamacare «right away,» but with a transition period to allow changes to be phased in over time.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R - Ky., and 21 other Republican sent Trump a letter last week urging him to follow through on his campaign pledge to pull out of the climate accord.

Top Republicans, including Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and House Speaker Paul Ryan, have called on Moore to drop out of the race.

«[The legislation] does not take steps toward coverage and access for all Americans, and while insurers are still required to offer coverage to patients with pre-existing conditions, allowing states to get waivers to vary premiums based on health status would allow insurers to charge unaffordable premiums based on those pre-existing conditions,» wrote American Medical Association (AMA) president Dr. James Madara in a letter urging Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to shelve the Graham - Cassidy bill on Tuesday.

«These fighters will have a positive impact on Taiwan's self - defense and would act as a necessary deterrent to China's aggressive military posture across the Asia - Pacific region,» Senators John Cornyn, the assistant majority leader, and James Inhofe, a senior member of the Armed Services Committee, said in a letter to President Donald Trump.

Sen. Rand Paul, R - Ky., whom Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell persuaded not to delay the Senate vote on the bill, also urged Trump to «veto this sad excuse for legislation.»

WHAT THEY SAID: «Nobody in the middle class is going to get a tax increase,» Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said on MSNBC on Nov. 4.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R - Ky., flanked by SBA Administrator Linda McMahon (left) and Sen. Jim Risch, R - Idaho, speaks at an event in the Capitol with small - business advocates to highlight the importance of tax reform to America's small businesses on Nov. 28, 2017.

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's decision to blow up the filibuster on presidential nominations may raise new fiscal crisis risks.

The majority of business leaders surveyed want our securities regulators to catch fraudsters with greater regularity, and want Canadian courts to impose tougher sentences on white - collar criminals.

In the meantime, the political math has become far more demanding for Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, with key GOP Senators saying they won't even vote yes on the motion to proceed on the bill, much less the legislation itself.

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).

Sen. Elizabeth Warren has delivered a ferocious attack on congressional Republicans and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell over a medical research bill, putting fellow Democrats on the spot by pushing them to oppose a measure she said «is corrupt, and it is very, very dangerous.»

Congressional leaders including Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and House Speaker Paul Ryan reportedly want Trump to offer more details on health care policy and an Obamacare replacement strategy in his speech, according to CNN.

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D - NV) speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill, November 21, 2013 in Washington, DC.

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

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell spoke on the Senate floor hours before the chamber was scheduled to vote on a stopgap budget measure.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, who has called for the move for some time, said on the Senate floor that Grassley's move was «sensible.»

After the majority leader's speech, Republican Sens. Jeff Flake, Susan Collins and Lindsey Graham told reporters they were optimistic that a deal was close on several issues.

U.S. Rep. Kevin Brady (R - TX)(C) holds up a tax filing «postcard» as Speaker of the House Rep. Paul Ryan (R - WI)(L) and Senate Majority Leader Sen. Mitch McConnell (R - KY)(R) looks on during a press event on tax reform September 27, 2017 at the Capitol in Washington, DC.

Republicans and some Wall Street analysts warn that Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's decision to blow up the filibuster on presidential nominations will lead to an even darker period of partisan acrimony, throwing into question the ability of Congress to pass a bill to fund the government past January and raise the debt limit in February.

Skinny, of course, was the last and most cynical of the various Trumpcare resolutions that the Senate Majority Leader put forth this week — and which the full Senate voted on, and ultimately rejected, in the dead of night.

While it is still uncertain just how much coal - energy prices are expected to rise, Rep. House Majority Leader Eric Cantor has called Obama's initiative a «war on coal,» which he says will cost jobs and hurt businesses.

After Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell unveiled his first health care bill on June 22, it was almost immediately clear it would not pass without compromises between the Republican Party's various factions.

«I don't know if is all [man's fault] but the majority is, for the most part, it is man who continuously slaps down nature,» Pope Francis, No. 4 on Fortune's list of the world's greatest leaders, told Reuters earlier this year.

But Republican Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is reportedly at odds with GOP House Speaker Paul Ryan on whether or not to use reconciliation and pass another major bill without any Democratic votes.

The House will vote on the plan on Tuesday, House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R - Calif., said in a statement.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell began a successful «motion to proceed» vote on the chamber's Obamacare repeal bill around 2:30 pm Tuesday.

When Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell selected the group of 13 lawmakers who would work on drafting a health care bill to replace the Affordable Care Act in May, none of the five female Republican Senators were included.

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.»

The invitation, obtained by the Washington Examiner, invites donors to an evening event on July 25 with «special guests» House Speaker Paul Ryan, R - Wis., Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R - Ky., and House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R - Calif.

(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.