Sentences with phrase «majority leader who»

«I don't think he lost his touch; I think he lost his focus,» said Senator John A. DeFrancisco, the deputy majority leader who represents the Syracuse area.

«The reason is not unconnected to the perceived failure of the plot to impeach the Speaker and replace him with the Majority Leader who is a staunch ally of the governor.

Also see: Rothenberg & Gonzales Political Report / Roll Call Race Ratings map Nelson, the former state Assembly majority leader who also ran unsuccessfully for lieutenant governor, wasn't guaranteed to run for Congress.

George J. Mitchell, the former Senate majority leader who presided over negotiations that led to the Good Friday Agreement and power sharing in Northern Ireland, has been chosen as the grand marshal for this year's St. Patrick's Day Parade.

Senator Ruben Diaz, Sr., who opposes same - sex marriage and who «pledged not to support anyone for majority leader who would not promise him - in writing - never to bring the bill that would legalize same - sex marriages to the floor» was asked by reporters, dodged questions about whether he thought same - sex marriage would come to the floor for a vote this year, saying only that he was «satisfied with whatever happens.»

We need to let the mayor know we won't stand for this,» said Inez Dickens, the assistant deputy majority leader who represents Central Harlem.

It's been a while since we've heard from Joe Bruno, the former Republican State Senate majority leader who faces trial in November over federal corruption charges.

The lawmakers also suspended the impeached speaker for three months while the former Majority Leader who has now been replaced by Mr Johnson Erijo was however handed an indefinite suspension.

Another Democratic veteran who lost was Rep. Paul Davis, a deputy majority leader who represented his hometown of Orange and the nearby communities of Milford and West Haven.

George J. Mitchell, the former Senate majority leader who presided over negotiations that led to the Good Friday Agreement and power sharing in Northern Ireland, has been chosen as the grand marshal for this year's St. Patrick's Day Parade in NYC.

«I'm certainly hopeful that when we emerge from here we'll have a new majority leader who we can rally around,» Funke said.

DeFrancisco, the deputy majority leader who challenged Sen. John Flanagan to replace the scandal - scarred Dean Skelos, has been an especially outspoken and biting critic of Cuomo's in recent years.

Earlier Thursday, jurors heard testimony from Elizabeth Garvey, a lawyer for the Senate majority leader who worked under Dean when he held the top post.

Joe Bruno, the former boxer and longtime State Senate Republican majority leader who gave Spitzer fits, is finally gone, having retired in the midst of an F.B.I. investigation that eventually revealed (what else?)

Oh, right: the tale of Joe Bruno, the former Republican Senate majority leader who, along with Silver, was once «one of the so - called «three men in a room» who decided what, if anything, got done in Albany,» according to a 2008 New York profile.

«We are basically going to keep the staff in all of the staff leadership with their existing responsibilities,» said Regent Jim Tallon, former Assembly majority leader who chairs the board's state aid committee.

He won a special election in April for the seat formerly occupied by Dean Skelos, the one - time Republican majority leader who was forced from office by a corruption conviction.

The New York State AFL - CIO on Monday announced its endorsement of Democratic congressional candidate Joe Morelle, the Assembly majority leader who is running for the 25th House district in the Rochester area.

Democrat Kerin Rigney, a DeWitt town councilor, is running for the 50th district state Senate seat that may be vacated by Republican John DeFrancisco, the deputy Senate majority leader who is seeking the GOP to run for governor.

Malcolm Smith, the Democratic former Senate majority leader who was convicted of trying to bribe his way onto the New York City Republican mayoral ballot, was sentenced on Wednesday to seven years in federal prison.

Shelly Mayer was chief counsel to two Senate majority leaders who were indicted, convicted and sent to jail for corruption, (referring to former Democratic State Senate leaders John Sampson and Malcolm Smith).

Not exact matches

McCain joined two other Republican senators, Susan Collins of Maine and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, who voted against the bill and quashed Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's plan to upend the US healthcare system after 20 hours of debate.

For example, when political newcomer David Brat successfully challenged House Republican majority leader Eric Cantor to represent Virginia in the U.S. Congress, it came as a surprise only to those reporters who didn't bother to go to Virginia and talk to «actual humans,» as Rutenberg observes (echoing an earlier analysis by Washington Post media reporter Paul Farhi).

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.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has reportedly already spoken with Strange about the idea, and Senator Lisa Murkowski (R - AK), who won re-election in a 2010 write - in campaign, is set to speak to him this weekend.

Top allies of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell blasted Bannon, the head of the far - right website Breitbart News who pledged to run opponents against McConnell - backed candidates whom Bannon deemed not sufficiently conservative.

The 125 CEOs who participated in the survey were asked to compare a hypothetical majority government under Conservative leader Stephen Harper to one led by Liberal Stéphane Dion.

Jim Manley, who worked for years as a close aide to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, says it's up to the re-elected president.

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.»

«It's not surprising to anybody who knows Rob that he's avoided the squabbles and turf battles that have consumed so many others in this White House,» Brian McGuire, a former chief of staff to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, told Business Insider.

«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.

Cornyn is the No. 2 Republican in the Senate behind Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, who said Tuesday that he'd recommended that Trump nominate Garland for the post.

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.

The leading candidate to replace him is Representative Kevin McCarthy of California, the majority leader, who is viewed more favorably by the House's more conservative members both for his willingness to bend to their will and for his cheerful manner.

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

In a press conference, Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Special Counsel Robert Mueller, who is investigating Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election, «should be allowed to finish his job.»

Trump has further exposed rifts within his own party by engaging in a public spat with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, who remains widely popular in the GOP despite the party's spectacular failure in July to repeal the Affordable Care Act.

Rule # 2: «The majority boast a strong visionary leader at the heart of the business, who excels at hiring and retaining the right people» OT: Many business centre operators have grown with the industry, evolving and adapting in - line with client needs.

Bottom line: BO is still not aware of the basics of birth control and still remains the leader of the Immoral Majority and will remain so until he becomes a true Christian and one who respects and protects human life in all its forms and who at least emphasizes proper use of birth control methods and the responsibility involved!!!

Don Fletcher, an ophthalmologist, said that when he was called last month to serve as the bishop and leader of the Bay Ward he wanted to make sure every Latter - day Saint in his ward knew they were welcome, including the vast majority who weren't showing up.

Speaking at a party retreat, House Majority Leader Eric Cantor told his colleagues that the party had spent too much time talking about the concerns of business owners and entrepreneurs and not enough about the concerns of that majority who were not (and in many cases did not want to be) busiMajority Leader Eric Cantor told his colleagues that the party had spent too much time talking about the concerns of business owners and entrepreneurs and not enough about the concerns of that majority who were not (and in many cases did not want to be) busimajority who were not (and in many cases did not want to be) business....

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

Dalahäst If you dug through all of Church history you might find a few leaders like St. Patrick who openly opposed slavery, but the vast majority regarded it as consistent with Christian theology up until the general abolitionist movement.

BO's support of abortion / choice however vitiates has Christianity as he is the leader of the Immoral Majority who are now the largest voting bloc in the country.

BO's support of abortion / choice however vitiates his Christianity as he is the leader of the Immoral Majority who are now the largest voting bloc in the country.

A president will have to deal with the leaders in the rest of the world, the majority who are not Christian.

It is a time when new leaders emerge who articulate a set of commonly shared beliefs and understandings — a new worldview — which the vast majority of the population accept because it makes sense in terms of their own experience, regardless of their particular denomination or religion or formal belief or affiliation.

Bottom line: BO is still not aware of the basics of birth control and still remains the leader of the Immoral Majority and will remain so until he becomes a true Christian and one who respects and protects human life in all its forms and who at least emphasizes the proper use of birth control methods!!!

After writing a blog post last week urging Christian conference leaders to pursue diversity in their speaker lineups, I've been so encouraged by the response, and in particular by the number of majority - culture leaders who have added their voices in support.

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