Sentences with phrase «of elected officials who»

Climate campaigners seem to think they have a winner with this takedown of elected officials who reject global warming science, in which fake news reports talk of the turmoil and tragedy created by Hurricane Marco Rubio, Hurricane James Inhofe, Hurricane John Boehner and more.

96 percent would approve of elected officials who act to support museums including acting to maintain or increase federal funding.

«We appreciate the support of elected officials who are stepping forward to help improve the system we all share and rely upon - and as elected officials, businesses and civic leaders already have, we need City Hall to be a partner with us in this plan.»

But Butry said that's not the state comptroller's job — its the job of the elected officials who oversee the town.

The four deflected the praise, stressing the LGBT community's enthusiasm as critical in winning the support of elected officials who helped fund the $ 6.5 million project.

Getting the attention of the elected officials who touted the reduction as a political win — including city Comptroller Scott Stringer and and Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer — and holding them accountable should help move the process along, he added.

It was Mr. Quinn who took the blame when the Observer discovered that the campaign had falsely claimed endorsements from a score of elected officials who have remained neutral in the primary.

«The Department is grateful to Borough President Katz, Councilmember Vallone, and all of our elected officials who have provided generous support to upgrade our facilities,» said FDNY Commissioner DANIEL A. NIGRO.

One of the elected officials who appears on Espaillat's petitions as a member of his Committee to Fill Vacancies is Assemblyman Nelson Castro of the Bronx, whose district slightly overlaps with the newly drawn lines of the Rangel district.

Ex-Governor George Pataki has joined the voices of those elected officials who are demanding for the name of Donald Trump to be removed from the parkland that Mr. Trump donated to the State of New York.

And to all of the elected officials who we've worked with so successfully, but another round of applause for Mayor Brown, County Executive Mark Poloncarz, Mayor Dyster, Comptroller Mark Schroder, Mayor Sam Teresi.

OK, as things stand now we have a President, a party in congess and a number of elected officials who have lied and continue to lie to the american public, those who own this country are those that are the sevrvants of the people and they want to bully a minor servant to take the peoples minds off of the foul work they are doing to our country.

I appreciate and feel in debt to all of the elected officials who will travel to Puerto Rico and defend my beloved island.

(LG Kathy Hochul is one of the elected officials who will also be on hand).

In 2013, he was named as one of the elected officials who was wiretapped by then - State Senator Shirley Huntley, who was sentenced to a year in a prison for embezzling nearly $ 90,000 from a sham nonprofit.

PARK SLOPE, BROOKLYN — City Councilman Brad Lander on Friday joined a group of elected officials who are riding the subway for 24 hours to get rider feedback about the crumbling system.

In October, the same group of elected officials who signed the FOIL request penned a letter to the EDC saying the armory should have 100 percent affordable housing, among other things.

«There are many good and decent state legislators with high ethical standards, but the rapidly growing number of elected officials who have left office because they violated the public trust is a big unaddressed problem.

You should know that former New York State Governor George Pataki has joined the voices of those elected officials who are demanding for the name of Donald Trump to be removed from the parkland that Mr. Trump donated to the State of New York.

Many of the elected officials who came to the event thanked those honored and other black Americans for their accomplishments and what the civil rights movement had done for their own minority groups.

Watertown Mayor Jeff Graham is one of only a handful of elected officials who are members of the Independence Party.

In a show of unity, the trio was flanked by a swarm of elected officials who had endorsed both candidates, including State Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie, Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer, Bronx Borough President Rubén Díaz Jr., City Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito, State Senators Bill Perkins and Gustavo Rivera, Assemblymembers Marcos Crespo, Mark Gjonaj and Luis Sepulveda, and Jeffrey Dinowitz, Councilmembers Ydanis Rodríguez, Inez Dickins, Mark Levine, and Andrew Cohen, and Public Advocate Letitia James.

But then you start to tally up the number of elected officials who have been treating incumbency like the keys to the treasury.

Ulrich, who was one of a number of elected officials who protested when the de Blasio administration tried to open a shelter in a hotel in Maspeth, Queens last fall, did not go into detail about what he would do differently from de Blasio to curb the homelessness problem.

James is just the latest in a string of elected officials who have voiced their opinions on legalizing marijuana in recent weeks.

«It's going to be ironic and I look forward to the day to call out the hypocrisy of these elected officials who are going to end up defending that one percent when they've spent an entire career saying that's who they're wanting to demand play their fair share,» he said.

The protection of Lilacia Park from further development has been a priority of the elected officials who represent the Lombard Park District and in that spirit, we have made every effort to work cooperatively with the Library District.

Thank you so much, Madam Chair, your president and CEO Cornell Brooks, and everyone here today, including all of elected officials who have already appeared before you, and those who will be addressing you during this convention.

To his supporters, it's a mark of an elected official who can get things done that seemed impossible in the political morass of Albany.

The B.C. TMX opposition can appeal to constitutional authority, mobilize climate justice activists, and deliver a serious blow to the re-election of any elected official who sides with the Texans against Indigenous rights.

Not exact matches

«You have to stop thinking of relating metallic value to value of the medal,» said Jim Greensfelder, a one - time Proctor & Gamble executive, software entrepreneur and former elected city government official who wrote «the bible» on the history of the modern Olympic Games medals.

«A friend of mine posted one of the stories on Facebook and she challenged her elected officials — Who's going to do something about it?»

The systematic gutting of publicly funded education — be it in elementary schools or in colleges — was done by officials we've elected, many of whom have received strong support from members of the business community who regularly complain about the lack of a prepared workforce.

Trump also cited the home states of his primary rivals who are elected officials: Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, and Ohio Gov. John Kasich.

It could be a House of Cards political thriller: A high - ranking elected official and his family are wined and dined by a rich and powerful foreign agent who does business with the government.

They're challenging a 2011 state statute, backed by the gun lobby, that outlines penalties for elected officials who try to enact local gun laws, including a $ 5,000 fine and the prospect of being removed from office.

There have been phone discussions and the sharing of e-mails with senior officials such Jared Kushner, the president - elect's son - in - law, who has been given special responsibility for trade.

Being the center of political activity in the U.S. means that this city is shaped by people from all over the country who move here to work as congressional aides, lobbyists, policy analysts, reporters, elected officials, bureaucrats, organizers, etc..

In the aftermath of the shootings at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., elected and law enforcement officials ramped up their demands for expanded authority over the mentally ill who pose a danger, although some of the officials never mentioned curbing access to guns.

Congressman Tom Emmer, on the other hand, fired shots at «elected officials who don't have any concept of what we're dealing with here and how exciting it is talking about, «Oh my gosh, we've got to run in and regulate and create more government infrastructure.»»

If my moral code is Bible - based, then I want to see elected officials who share that same moral code, and I'd encourage others of like - faith to do the same.

Amazing how many of our elected officials and people in high power who are screwing the general population over in this country are graduates or attendies from some of those major, least religious colleges and universities.

I would like to also remind those who generalize, that pedophiles are not exclusive to the Catholic Church as most of us have witnessed reports of teachers and / or elected officials who have committed similar crimes.

That wasn't even Olson's case, but with assists from a federal district court judge who came out as being in a same - sex relationship only after ruling and retiring, and elected officials who chose to forgo their traditional duty to vigorously defend state law, Olson and Boies did succeed in disenfranchising millions of Californians on a procedural technicality.

Apparently, Ramsey, who began his pitch with a paean to «this free country,» believes that the free market does not apply to religion, or at least not to religions that do not meet with the approval of elected officials like himself.

If an elected official has a source of income that is not dependent upon holding an elected office then that official is less likely to be a professional politician than one who has no other means of support.

Dozens of Muslims nations elect parliaments, yes, but to date there is always a strong man who can demand submission from the entire body of elected officials at will.

In a recent interview with the Washington Post (part of their ominously titled «Voices of Power» series), Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius discussed Archbishop Joseph Naumann's request that she not present herself for communion because of her public support for legalised abortion: «Well, it was one of the most painful things I have ever experienced in my life, and I am a firm believer in the separation of church and state, and I feel that my actions as a parishioner are different than my actions as a public official and that the people who elected me in Kansas had a right to expect me to uphold their rights and their beliefs even if they did not have the same religious beliefs that I had.

About 47 percent of white evangelicals were less likely to vote for someone who had served as an elected official in Washington for many years, while 34 percent said it made no difference and 18 percent said such political experience would make their support more likely.

Those of us who object are free not to visit that building and to encourage elected officials to deny the owners any sort of benefits at the public's expense.