Sentences with phrase «number of house members»

That's because, for the second electoral cycle in a row, Republicans are banking on a large number of House members running for Senate seats in key states.

Frank said a number of House members in principle never sign a discharge petition and predicted ENDA would lose about 15 or 20 supporters if an attempt were made to pass the legislation through that route.

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C - SPAN picked up those streams and began re-distributing them, as did a number of other broadcasters (at least one member of the House also used Facebook Live to show what was happening inside the chamber).

This ranked him as number 311 out of 435 House members at the time in terms of personal wealth and third out of the four representatives from Kansas.

For the uninitiated, here's how it works: Amazon Prime members can now purchase any number of the available branded Dash buttons, physical devices built to be positioned around the house.

A number of Republican House members insisted on only a partial repeal in the House bill, but the Senate has gone for a full repeal in an effort to raise more money to pay for tax cuts elsewhere.

U.S. House members have been targeted by an «unprecedented number of threats,» according to testimony by the U.S. House sergeant at arms.

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi told fellow Democrats to change their phone numbers and not let family members read their text messages after a cybersecurity breach led to the release of personal information of members of Congress and their staff.

The Speaker of the House of Commons has urged the Church of England to «get on» with plans to increase the number of black and ethnic minority clergy members.

The House of Representatives lists 142 members who claim to be Catholic — the greatest number in our history, and at a crucial period of moral peril.

You might recall reading recently about a growing number of Democratic House members who are taking a pass on the party's national convention in North Carolina, preferring to stay home on concentrate on their own campaigns rather than attend the (mostly for show) re-nomination of President Obama.

Article 271 (2) provides that, «The House of Chiefs of each region shall elect as members of the National House of Chiefs five paramount chiefs from the region,» and 271 (3) provides that «Where in a region there are fewer than five paramount chiefs, the House of Chiefs of the region shall elect such number of divisional chiefs as shall make up the required representation of chiefs for the region.»

Speaking at back of a tall list of Presidential Staffers working at the Jubilee House, the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Member of Parliament (MP) for Gomoa West in the Central region, Alexander Abban has said there's the need for the President to cut down on the number of ministers through a reshuffle exercise.

They preserve the status quo, and if a sufficient number of members of General Synod decide that it is better to permit same - sex marriage, then their proposal will undoubtedly be ratified by the House of Commons without much debate.

At 12:15 p.m., a group of House Democrats — including Rep. Adriano Espaillat — will release a letter to House and Senate leadership and appropriators, signed by a substantial number of members, requesting that the Dream Act be attached to the Omnibus spending bill slated for passage in the next week or so, House Triangle, Washington, D.C.

Be sure to prepare your callers well — arm them with the House and Senate switchboard numbers (duh), the name and bill number of the measure in question and quick bullet points to get across to the staff member who answers.

An unspecified number of House Freedom Caucus members are looking to leverage their potential support for the farm bill to secure a House vote on a conservative immigration bill, a maneuver they say would kill a discharge petition moderate Republicans have started.

Adonis has worked for a number of think tanks, is a board member of Policy Network and is the author or co-author of several books, including several studies of the British class system, the rise and fall of the Community Charge, and the Victorian House of Lords.

The Deputy Speaker read the impeachment notice on the floor of the house, and confirmed the number of members that signed the notice.

Hanna, a third - term GOP House member from Oneida County, joined a growing number of Republicans in Congress who say Trump's proposal does not represent the party's ideals.

In his first attempt last week, the nominee failed to garner the required number of votes to be confirmed as he obtained 35 YES votes out of the 64 member house present and voted.

In their first full fundraising quarter as members of the House of Representatives, Representatives Ann Marie Buerkle and Richard Hanna both filed medicore numbers.

He had been a Labour councillor for 25 years when he defected to the Conservatives and has held a number of civic posts including chair of Housing, chair of Planning, chair of Recycling and Waste, Cabinet member for the Environment, deputy leader of the council and Mayor of Ealing.

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.

Labrador was an influential member of the House Freedom Caucus, inserting himself into a number of legislative fights that pitted conservatives against party leadership.

The Speaker can not vote in a division in the House unless the numbers are equal, and then he or she has a casting vote.146 The provision for a casting vote also applies to Members deputising for or acting in the position of Speaker (that is, Deputy Speaker or Second Deputy Speaker, or another Member as Acting Speaker).147 The provision for a casting vote does not apply to members of the Speaker's panel in the Chair, unless specifically appointed by resolution of the House as Acting Speaker, as it has been considered that the standing orders providing for the nomination and duties of the members of the Speaker's panel do not fulfil the requirements of s. 36 of the Constitution, which refers to the House choosing a Member to perform the duties of an absent SpeaMembers deputising for or acting in the position of Speaker (that is, Deputy Speaker or Second Deputy Speaker, or another Member as Acting Speaker).147 The provision for a casting vote does not apply to members of the Speaker's panel in the Chair, unless specifically appointed by resolution of the House as Acting Speaker, as it has been considered that the standing orders providing for the nomination and duties of the members of the Speaker's panel do not fulfil the requirements of s. 36 of the Constitution, which refers to the House choosing a Member to perform the duties of an absent Speamembers of the Speaker's panel in the Chair, unless specifically appointed by resolution of the House as Acting Speaker, as it has been considered that the standing orders providing for the nomination and duties of the members of the Speaker's panel do not fulfil the requirements of s. 36 of the Constitution, which refers to the House choosing a Member to perform the duties of an absent Speamembers of the Speaker's panel do not fulfil the requirements of s. 36 of the Constitution, which refers to the House choosing a Member to perform the duties of an absent Speaker.148

De Blasio's administration plans to dedicate 750 apartments a year in public housing to homeless families — a number that Council members and advocates say isn't enough to address record levels of homelessness.

(A) NUMBER AND APPOINTMENT - The Commission shall be composed of 8 members, to be appointed equally by the majority and minority leaders of the Senate and the Speaker and minority leader of the House of Representatives.

The cabinet is today expected to approve proposals to reform the House of Lords, which suggest it should be made up equal numbers of elected and appointed members.

members of the white working class who had found their wages undercut and their access to housing, education, medical care, and other facilities diminished by competition with rising numbers of immigrants;

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.

Also note that currently the number of members of the House of Representatives is fixed; adding a new state means automatically eliminating at least one representative seat from an existing state (unless congress enacts a law to change this).

The confrontation threatened to trigger a broader boycott of the Jan. 20 inauguration by Democratic lawmakers — including a number of New York House members — already on the fence about attending.

Addressing the event even before his maiden speech in the House, the member for Croydon South said a number of MPs with constituencies near to his were favourable to a second runway at Gatwick.

Each House shall be the Judge of the Elections, Returns and Qualifications of its own Members, and a Majority of each shall constitute a Quorum to do Business; but a smaller Number may adjourn from day to day, and may be authorized to compel the Attendance of absent Members, in such Manner, and under such Penalties as each House may provide.

However, the Election Review Committee (ERC) of the NDC, which has been tasked to unravel the reasons behind the party's defeat, has expressed reservations and «regret that a number of party functionaries and leading party members have lately taken to the media houses to air their views on party members.»

a Majority of each shall constitute a Quorum to do Business; but a smaller Number may adjourn from day to day, and may be authorized to compel the Attendance of absent Members, in such Manner, and under such Penalties as each House may provide.

In the memo, Van Hollen noted that in 1996, 28 Democrats retired — nearly double the number of Democratic House members who voluntarily vacated their seats in the next four election cycles.

On March 23, the lower house of the Russian Parliament passed a bill that reduces the number of members a party must have, in order to be recognized.

While the official did not give the names or number of members Obama called, the mid-flight phone banking underscores the White House's continuous efforts to persuade members.

It is unclear where the Meeks campaign might have come up with the number 535, although there are 535 voting members of the House and Senate.

The most recent overall increase in the size of the House, which came into effect at the 1984 election, increased the number of members from 125 to 148.

Eleven conservative House members want Attorney General Jeff Sessions to investigate a number of Obama administration appointees and officials.

After a redistricting map similar to what is likely to become law shifted the political prospects of a number of Members last week, three Florida politicians made big announcements today to shake up the Senate race and three House races.

One of the reasons the incoming House Majority Leader, Rep. Kevin McCarthy from California, easily won last week's leadership election to fill Rep. Eric Cantor's number two slot, which he is leaving after his primary loss in Virginia, was his close relationships with scores of members he helped elect.

«Community Voices Heard is glad that there is a call for Albany to dedicate more funding to NYCHA, especially given that a real commitment on their part has been missing for a number of years and we believe that this funding is a great starting point,» said Ann Valdez, a public housing resident and member of Community Voices Heard.

«It would hurt low - income individuals, and it would result in serious numbers of people being removed from health care and not having any coverage whatsoever,» she told reporters after an hourlong meeting with both Republican and Democratic members of the House delegation.

This decision has been necessitated by a number of compelling reasons including some important commitments of the party, government as well as the party's Members of Parliament in the august house, all of which coincide with the original dates for the Constituency Annual Delagates Conference, otherwise known as the constituency primaries.

The number of competitive House districts is fairly small — about 50 seats out of 435 — so Walden's goal is ambitious, but top leaders backed it at the Tuesday meeting, and warned it wouldn't happen unless members stepped up and opened their wallets.

The DCCC has added Rep. Ann Marie Buerkle (NY - 25) to Phase II of its Drive to 25 campaign, bringing the total number of targeted GOP House members in New York to three.