Sentences with phrase «members spoke against it»

Numerous Board of Supervisors members spoke against it this past February, before passing a resolution stating their opposition.

But none of the council members spoke against the bills, which Mr. Menchaca hopes will become law by June.

Not exact matches

While it appears companies can still hire workers from the affected countries to work in the U.S., some members of Silicon Valley spoke out against allowing any part of the ban to stand.

Kalanick isn't the only member of the advisory council who has spoken out against the immigration ban.

«If Republicans in Congress don't speak out against firing Mueller or pardoning members of his team, the lesson he'll take away is that [Trump] can get away with it — and that means he will almost certainly try it sooner or later,» he said.

Members of the Electronic Frontier Foundation, Demand Progress and other digital rights activists are calling for a «day of action» on Feb. 11 when they hope to rouse the internet community into collectively speaking out against the NSA and the government's other intrusive surveillance tactics.

After speaking out against President Donald Trump's travel ban, members of the tech community are now seeking to take the administration to court.

As far as German scholars of that era go, though, he was one of the good guys, a member of the Confessing Church who spoke out against the mistreatment of Jews, whatever negative Marcionite opinions he had regarding the relevance of the Old Testament.

His willingness to speak against this movement has not endeared him to some members of the American theological community, who have become increasingly supportive of liberation theology and increasingly willing to use Marxist categories in criticizing social structures.

The fact that members of this religion stood up and spoke out against this policy would indicate something to someone with any real intelligence.

Even Paul, who was clearly against homosexual practice, spoke of the body of Christ as one unit made of many diverse members.

OK, now you — followers of Jesus Christ — must speak out against the racist white nationalists, members of the alt - right and the xenophobes in our society.

The people have spoken and thusly they do make societal boundaries no matter what is delegated precipitously and the fragililities of one member does not matter in social circulars bantering against singularisms aplenty.

Ricochet member and pomocon friend Flagg Taylor is over in the Czech Republic again, and sending home dissidents» reports of what it was like to hear a U.S. president to speak openly against the communist oppression they lived under....

In November, more than a dozen African Methodist bishops representing 5 million members set precedent by speaking out publicly against homosexuality.

Derrick Rose, who's expected to return this season after suffering another knee injury, spoke with media members before the Bulls» game against the Grizzlies on Monday.

But now the House Education and the Workforce Committee has passed a CNR bill that's so wrongheaded, even the SNA is taken aback and urging its members to speak out against it.

«I think the people of Naperville spoke,» said James Jandora, who was a member of the now - defunct CAN - IT, or Citizens Against Naperville Increasing Taxes, which opposed the community center plan.

Among those speaking against the plan was Park District board member Jan Sleeter, who owns property near the proposed project.

In the meantime, if you're a current or former SNA member who would like to join the 86 food service directors who've spoken out against SNA's legislative agenda, you can sign this version of the open letter, which has been slightly edited to address the upcoming Child Nutrition Reauthorization.

Only 86 members spoke out against the SNA position paper at this time.

At 11 a.m., NYC Council Member Jessica Lappin, Schools Chancellor Dennis Walcott and NYCLU Director Donna Lieberman hold a press conference to speak out against a resolution that calls on Albany to allow religious groups to use New York City public school space for worship services; Tweed Courthouse, 52 Chambers St., Manhattan.

«I am saying this because Nana Addo's way of dealing with issues as a leader always shows he has no intentions of becoming a president, as he always connive with his members to make false statements and also speak against whatever the current government does.»

Mr. Agyepong, who said part of the reasons why the NDC lost was because of the refusal of party members to speak out against the corrupt behavior of Ibrahim Mahama, said he will not sit and allow that to happen to the president.

The senior staff member who spoke to Citi News said he suspects those against Dr. Anaba only feel comfortable with Dr. Srofenyoh, who has worked with them over a period of time.

A number of Assembly members who haven't spoken out against efforts to limit charter schools have long waiting lists in their districts of kids wanting to get into those schools.

Responding to the attack staged by members of the Delta Force members on the Kumasi Circuit Court, the Prophet added, the President, Nana Akufo - Addo must come out and speak against the lawlessness in the country.

She also asserted that Democrats should go after GOP districts in which Congress members spoke out against Trump and won re-election anyway, and which Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton won, claiming that there is an «enlightened electorate» voting in those areas.

Allen was speaking out against a move to remove language from the California code that that bars members of the Communist party from holding government jobs in the state.

He also spoke against partisanship which he said made it difficult to prosecute corrupt politicians, noting that members of some political parties view such criminal prosecutions as political persecution.

Some members of the church who spoke to the Daily Graphic said there was nothing new about the directive, as every Sunday «our priests speak against the wearing of skimpy dresses».

Avella and Lipsky publicly worked together as recently as Feb. 10, when they both spoke alongside members of Willets Point United at a rally against the proposed redevelopment of the Iron Triangle.

Lutfur Rahman should take legal action against this action — the views of local party members speak for themselves!

He said he has not yet had a chance to speak to IDC Leader Jeff Klein about the possibility of a reunification — a move that seems unlikely at this point, since the regular Democrats are supporting primary challengers against two IDC members.

Speaking to Joy News» Nii Akrofi Smart - Abbey, the Ashanti Regional Organiser of the NPP, Stephen Amoah said the action follows petitions against the constituency heads from some party members who wanted disciplinary action taken against them for violating sections of the party's constitution.

Speaking to a member of Akufo - Addo's campaign team who blurted out his frustrations against the system on condition of anonymity, he indicated that, last week Friday, the campaign team «approved» and «made available» a cash amount of Ghc 2 million for Hiring of Buses and payments for polling station allowances of the party's agent in all 275 constituencies.

At Wednesday's board meeting, about a dozen members of the public spoke out against the fare and toll increases.

We spoke with Council Member Fernando Cabrera about the mayor's race, his endorsement and the impact of recent corruption charges against Bronx politicians.

Individual members have spoken out against the disenfranchisement of minority voters in both the state legislative and congressional lines, but there has been no organized opposition effort to date.

Jeff Gohringer, a Canastota native speaking for the League of Conservation Voters, said the new ads will continue the Flat Earth Five campaign against Buerkle and four other House members who have said global climate change is a myth.

Speaking to Udoh Akpan, the goalkeeper, President Buhari said he was a very strategic member of the team, noting:» If you don't let in the goals, then none will be scored against us.

A statement issued Tuesday by the school said a lack of consensus by members of the school's Students Representative Council (SRC) on a decision to invite the NPP vice presidential candidate to speak at a forum forced management of the school to advise against bringing him.

Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos has called the DREAM Act a nonstarter in his house, and with good reason — politically speaking — considering the fact that a number of his new members actively campaigned against the measure during the 2014 elections and were successful at the ballot box as a result of their opposition.

And Democratic Assemblywoman Deborah Glick, the first openly gay member of the Legislature, also spoke out against Graffeo, saying she has «displayed a hostile posture in regard to the LGBT community.»

This vision of life in the Bis offices was generated by Cable when he spoke about his discussions with Lord Green at a meeting organised by constituents who are members of the Twickenham, Richmond and Kingston Network Against the Arms Trade.

Mayor Bill de Blasio was in Washington, D.C. to push back against proposed funding cuts to anti-terror programs that are due to impact New York, speaking most to members of the state's House delegation.

At noon, Assemblyman David Weprin, Chair of the Assembly Committee on Correction, will be joined by fellow Elected Officials, members of clergy, and advocacy groups to speak out against the Executive Budget proposal to reduce visitation days for inmates at New York State's maximum - security prisons.

When the formation of these groups started, and especially when the South African citizens who were expatriated under the former president John Dramani Mahama over their illegal training of members of these groups, many were those who spoke against the act of the president then.

Emails, coupled with interviews and court documents, show Flynn was not a rogue actor, as the White House has suggested, but rather was in close touch with other senior members of the Trump transition team both before and after he spoke with the Russian ambassador, Sergey I. Kislyak, about American sanctions against Russia.

Washington State Republican Party chairman Susan Hutchison, center, speaks with media members against a new city income tax on the wealthy that was approved earlier at a Seattle City Council meeting as