Sentences with phrase «members of his administration said»

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William Yeomans, a former deputy assistant attorney general who spent 26 years at the Justice Department, said Flynn's guilty plea «is likely big trouble for several members of the Trump administration.»

Chamber chairman William Zarit said some of its members would go to Washington in February, months ahead of an annual lobbying trip, to engage with the Trump administration.

Page said that in addition to meeting with members of Russia's presidential administration, he was also «in touch» with Andrey Baranov, the head of investor relations at the Russian state - owned oil company Rosneft, before the trip.

«In light of the significant concerns that have been raised by members of our caucus, and in light of the irresponsible and inherently contradictory messages coming out of the White House today, I would recommend that we withdraw consideration of the bill today, to give us more time to address the privacy questions that have been raised, as well as to get a clear statement from the administration about their position on the bill,» Schiff said on the House floor.

«Members of the tech and business communities made their voices heard on the necessity of the IER, and we are dismayed that the Administration has chosen to ignore the advice of so many job creators,» Todd Schulte, FWD.us's president, said in a statement.

Bitcoin said on its homepage on July 29 that «senior members of the Foreign Exchange Administration and Policy Department advised that due to lack of existing applicable laws, capital controls and the fact that Bitcoin straddles multiple financial facets Bitcoin activities are illegal in Thailand.»

Trump, meanwhile, on Monday suggested that he would be willing to exempt Canada and Mexico from the tariffs if the countries reached a new agreement on Nafta, although other members of the White House administration said there would be no exclusions from the tariffs.

If a member of Obama's administration writes a book saying that the Tea Party is right, taxes shoud be cut for the rich, and Obamacare should be repealed, the president has every right to distance himself from that book and the author.

On Wednesday the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops said the new rule remained «unspecified and dubious,» and said they would seek to engage in conversations with members of Obama's administration to seek a more attractive alternative.

Other members of Baylor's administration have also been dismissed, but the school said it won't identify all of them publicly.

Friends of Meigs member Steven Whitney said Wednesday that the Park District is passing up an opportunity to sell the land on which Meigs sits to the city under a Federation Aviation Administration airport improvement grant program.

If your food service says they can't make the changes you are requesting because they don't have the resources, it's important to sit down with them and members of the school administration and go over their budgets and resources.

At the same time, the Legislature may try to claw back oversight of the regional councils through the disclosure of outside income of its members and give lawmakers a greater say in how the money spent — provisions that are staunchly opposed by the Cuomo administration.

My attention has been drawn to a video which captures the Member of Parliament for Dome / Kwabenya, Deputy Majority Leader and Minister of State at the Presidency in charge of Public Procurement, the Hon. Sarah Adwoa Safo claiming in the said video that the Community Senior High School constructed and commissioned in her constituency during the tenure of President John Dramani Mahama was as a result of her personal intervention with the World Bank, that the Senior High School was not from the then NDC Government and that with the exception of the Dome / Kwabenya Senior High School project, all the other schools constructed during the previous NDC administration were executed in NDC strongholds.

Cuomo said the tour will include himself, Lt. Gov. Bob Duffy and other members of his administration speaking before community groups, newspaper editorial boards and other venues.

«In the past four years in the Cuomo administration, Kathy Hochul has been an important part of a team that has delivered progressive gains for New York's working families — an increase in the minimum wage for all New Yorkers, and a historic increase in wages for airport workers — and has been a staunch supporter of civil rights issues that matter to our members and everyone in the state,» said 32BJ SEIU President Héctor Figueroa.

Senior members of the current administration are also said to have been concerned with climate security.

School board members in favor of seeking his removal have argued that Paladino's latest comments underscore an ongoing pattern of behavior that they said includes harassment and bullying of his colleagues on the board and members of the administration.

Speaking at a meeting with former appointees who served under the previous NDC administration, the former President said he was surprised over what he calls the failure of the president, Nana Akufo - Addo to deal with members of such groups who are causing mayhem.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Monday unveiled the newest member of his administration: A 14 - week - old puppy named Captain, a mix he said of «Siberian and Shepherd and maybe some Malamute in him.»

The appointment of deceased persons as members of various federal boards by President Muhammadu Buhari - led APC administration is an unpardonable national embarrassment, the Peoples» Democratic Party (PDP) said on Saturday

He said: «Governor Ambode at the meeting with the members of the association, said the setting up of the ETF was part of the inclusive policy of his administration and the Governor was also briefed that the association was collaborating with the Ministry of Wealth Creation and Employment to come up with a compendium of artisans whereby you probably be having state registered artisans which will be launched during the Artisans» Day coming up in October.

Speaking to a gathering at Anum in the Eastern region during the campaign tour of New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer Nana Akufo - Addo, Mr Atta Akyea said the unbridled hardship brought on Ghanaians coupled with excessive borrowing under the Mahama administration is making people think of a change of government including members of the NDC.

In his statement released Sunday Cuomo said his moves are in response to Trump administrations actions that he says have rolled back civil rights protections, including those for members of the LGBTQ community.

«I applaud the administration for creating more green spaces in our city,» said Council Member Ydanis Rodriguez, chair of the Council Transportation Committee.

«The administration had very clear ideas of how they wanted to see this progress and made it clear to us,» said Timothy Rooney Jr., the general counsel at Empire City Raceway, a Yonkers casino that is a member of the association, adding: «I think we agree with a lot of the governor's initiatives.

One source privy to these conversations said the administration is trying to group these concerns into manageable lists, but that there may be exceptions made to the proposals in order to get a majority of the 51 Council members on board.

«There doesn't have to be member items if that dialogue can take place among members of the administration and members of the Legislature,» said Silver (D - Manhattan).

I applaud the Administration for their attention in helping senior and disabled homeowners,» said Council Member Jumaane D. Williams, chair of the Housing and Buildings Committee.

A former Rector of the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA), Professor Stephen Adei has said he is unfazed by threats by members of parliament to haul him before the Privileges Committee of the House for calling them corrupt.

The National Director of Administration of the party, Mr. Gurama Bawa, said the crisis in the party had taken its toll on the members of staff.

The committee chair, Council Member Fernando Cabrera, leveled effusive praise towards OATH Commissioner Fidel Del Valle, whom he said had created a fairer and more objective OATH than had existed before the onset of the de Blasio administration.

The statement said, «We want to inform Nigerians that this is an opportunity for those who are suffering and undergoing the suffocating hardship, poverty, hunger, comatose economy, insecurity, crass ineptitude, gagging of the press and opposition leaders and members, and more atrocities; to get registered in order to vote out this none performing APC - led Administration at all levels.

«Paul Vallone is a gentleman and a decent sort and many of our GOP members appreciate that the Vallone family were rational actors during the Giuliani administration,» he said.

The Cuomo administration aggressively interfered when the Commission started asking questions of the Real Estate Board of New York, the powerful trade group that has donated generously to Governor Cuomo, and forbade members from investigating the Committee to Save New York, a lobbying group created to support Cuomo,» Teachout said in a statement.

Members of Mayor Kathy Sheehan's administration also seem less than thrilled with FRMC's leasing activity, but say it seems rather intractable.

«We are having frank conversations at multiple levels of the Cuomo administration to highlight the growing burden of the Health Republic shutdown on providers,» Health Care Association of New York State said in a statement to its members.

Critics today, including members of the de Blasio administration and some developers, say that the current program often stimulates luxury housing more than affordable units.

Mrs Vera Asiedu who spoke on behalf of the president of the association said the mission of the association was to «instill discipline and cleanliness in the police barracks, promote the spirit of friendly communication among members, the Police Officers and the police administration.

A member of the governor's administration said they have been pushing the Army Corps to include more recreational elements beyond the resiliency focus of protecting the shore from storms — that the additional focus is «all doable within the budget.»

In an interview after the ceremony, Curran said she plans to immediately sign executive orders that prohibit members of her administration from holding leadership positions in political parties and bar her executive staff from donating to, or fundraising for, her campaign.

Washington (CNN)- About a dozen members of Congress were invited to meet at the White House Thursday with senior adviser Valerie Jarrett and the first lady's chief of staff Tina Tchen to address the issue of sexual assault in the military, a senior administration official said.

Gallo said it is necessary to veto the resolution because «the prior administration and former members of the city council are all aware of the design defect, use of sub-standards materials and poor supervision and mismanagement over the project.»

Bertha Lewis, head of the The Black Institute and a founding member of The Working Families Party who supported de Blasio for mayor, said the administration «has not demonstrated» that minority hiring is a «priority.»

Governor Akinwunmi Ambode, who led other senior members of his administration to Zurich, Switzerland, where the deal was sealed, said that the development was in furtherance of his vision of enhancing food security and creating employment in the state.

In Brooklyn, Mr. de Blasio said his administration is cooperating with a federal probe into alleged corruption at the New York Police Department that involves two former members of his inaugural committee.

ALBANY — Governor Andrew Cuomo said Wednesday he has not spoken to federal prosecutors investigating the demise of his anti-corruption commission, but declined to say with authority whether any members of his administration had.

Mayor Bill de Blasio's administration plans to dedicate 750 apartments a year in public housing to homeless families, officials said Tuesday, a number that council members and advocates say isn't enough to address record levels of homelessness.

A source professing to have first - hand knowledge of U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara's probe of the Cuomo administration says a key figure in that probe, lobbyist Todd Howe, was a member of the governor's «inner circle,» and for Cuomo to suggest otherwise is «ridiculous.»

«Upon the convictions of key members of the Cuomo administration, the Percoco conviction, the Aiello conviction, who is a contractor, the testimony of Todd Howe, we have for the first time what may be a motive,» Cohen said.