Sentences with phrase «other committee republicans»

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The committee is considering anti-money laundering legislation that would deploy new tools and close loopholes to undercut terrorism financing, counterfeiting and other criminal activity, Chairman Chuck Grassley, an Iowa Republican, said in a prepared statement for a Nov. 28 hearing.

Democrats have not said whether they will take any seats on the Republican - majority special committee, saying the new probe - following several other congressional investigations on Benghazi - is also aimed at damaging former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's chances if she runs for president in 2016.

After months (well, technically, closer to a decade) of wait for an official Republican plan to replace Obamacare, the House Energy and Commerce and Ways and Means committees unleashed legislation dubbed the American Health Care Act (AHCA) late Monday that would nix the existing health law's unpopular mandate to buy insurance and pare back its far more popular expansion of Medicaid for the working poor, among other provisions.

The Trump campaign effectively warded off a challenge in the Republican party's rules committee, so now they simply need to make sure no protest or other embarrassing motions are offered on the floor.

That's on top of other Republican senators who have recently warned against a hasty Obamacare repeal sans a replacement (albeit for a range of reasons) like Kentucky's Rand Paul, Arizona's John McCain, Arkansas» Tom Cotton, and Tennessee's Lamar Alexander, who heads the influential Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) committee in the Senate.

Cohen's other client is Elliott Broidy, a fundraiser who resigned from the Republican National Committee after it was disclosed that he and Cohen paid $ 1.6 million to a Playboy Playmate with whom he had an extramarital affair.

Senate Health Committee Chairman Lamar Alexander and Sen. Susan Collins, Maine Republican, have partnered with Democrats on bills that would reel in rate hikes by resuming reimbursements for insurers who pick up low - income customers costs on the Obamacare exchanges and freeing up billions for a «reinsurance» program that blunts the cost of customers with big claims, so others don't have to pay more.

While the majority of that sum came from Trump's already - underway reelection bid, roughly $ 72,000 came from the Republican National Committee, the National Republican Congressional Committee, and fundraising groups affiliated with other elected GOP officials, including Republican congressmen.

In other words, the «views and estimates» of the Republicans on the House Small Business Committee are not the last word on how much the S.B.A. will have to spend next year.

Stewart dismissed suggestions from Democrats on the panel and others that the investigation by the committee's Republican majority was incomplete.

Earlier Monday, two members of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Democrat Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota and Republican John Kennedy of Louisiana, asked Chairman Chuck Grassley, R - Iowa., to hold a hearing so senators can publicly grill Zuckerberg and other social media CEOs.

That group and other students from across the Denver area also held a «lie - in» at the state Capitol around noon Wednesday ahead of debate in a House committee over a handful of pro-gun bills introduced by Republicans expected to happen Wednesday afternoon.

@Phillip - noted, However: the first sentence explicitly answers the question posed by the OP, specifically» have Chairman Nunes or any other Republicans on the committee publicly discussed why they voted against releasing the Democratic memo?»

The direct, concise answer to the OP question of «have Chairman Nunes or any other Republicans on the committee publicly...» is simple: No, (at least not at the time the question was asked)

My question is, have Chairman Nunes or any other Republicans on the committee publicly discussed why they voted against releasing the Democratic memo?

Senate Republicans and the five - member Independent Democratic Conference announced this afternoon a power - sharing agreement that will allow feature a rotating Senate presidency and equal control over committee assignments, the Senate's active list, appointments and other key functions of the chamber.

Other credits include former NYC Mayor Rudy Giuliani's failed 2008 presidential bid, as well as a stint at the RNC, the Bush White House and the House Republican Policy Committee.

Other 24 - hour contributions include more money from the Senate Republican Campaign Committee to GOP candidates Sean Hanna and George Amedore.

Karl Rove and other prominent Republicans have so little faith in party chair Michael Steele's ability to run a competent political operation that they've created competing fundraising committees, the «527s» that promised so much and delivered so little for Democrats in 2004.

The other really significant position in the upper house is Senate Finance Committee chair, which is currently occupied by Sen. John DeFrancisco, a Syracuse - area Republican.

Donations went to State Senator John Flanagan, a Long Island Republican who's now the majority leader, State Senator Mark Grisanti, a Western New York Republican who lost reelection, and the Kings County Democratic County Committee, among many others.

Yesterday, Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele outlined his party's strategy to pour money into Dutchess County and two other counties «because of their competitive state Senate races.»

He has since briefly flirted with several other runs for office, including when the Staten Island Republican Party executive committee surprisingly endorsed him for his old job in 2010, and when incumbent GOP Congressman Michael Grimm was weathering serious campaign finance allegations last year.

After Rendino made his decision to back Massey, Rendino said he called other members of the Bronx Republican County Organization's executive committee to tell them too.

A state Elections Board enforcement counsel accused de Blasio and his aides of funneling large contributions from unions and other donors through county Democratic committees to three State Senate candidates upstate in 2014 in an unsuccessful party effort to retake control from Republicans.

With one other non-IDC Democrat named Simcha Felder, these 9 Democratic State Senators chose to abandon their party for a «majority coalition» with the minority Republicans, giving them control over what bills come to a vote, who gets important committee posts, and makes it impossible for any progressive legislation to become law.

For instance, an investigation by Sugarman's office into the «housekeeping» expenditures of the Senate Republican campaign committee, has resulted in an ongoing court battle, with Senate Republicans alleging, among other things, that Sugarman's inquiry is over-broad.

Others known to be seeking the GOP endorsement are Canandaigua Supervisor Pam Helming, Lyons Supervisor Brian Manktelow, Tompkins County Legislator Mike Sigler, and John Tubridy, a member of the Webster Republican Committee.

Glenwood's LLCs have also given millions of dollars to other New York candidates and committees, both Democratic and Republican.

He'll also serve as Cox's liaison to the Senate and Assembly campaign committees, the RNC, NRCC and other national Republican organizations.

He noted Towns, who chairs the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, was noncommittal when asked by Rep. Darrell Issa, a California Republican, to subpoena records from the «Friends of Angelo» loan program through which the former CEO of Countrywide Financial charged with fraud and insider trading by the SEC provided sweetheart mortgages to Connecticut Sen. Chris Dodd and others.

And while Blum admits his vote has hurt his relationship with groups such as the National Republican Congressional Committee, he says there are other outlets he can turn to for support.

U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch says that senators for now are too divided to keep working on healthcare overhaul legislation and that he and other senior Republicans will take that message to the White House.

Cuomo's actions also drew notice and a critique from the Republican National Committee, which connected the governor to a former top aide, Joe Percoco, who is facing trial on bribery and other charges.

Over the weekend, Senate Republicans provided documentation showing that other senators have received committee chair stipends over the years even though they weren't the leaders of the respective panels.

«The dispute pits Trump and the Republican chairman of the House Intelligence Committee against the Justice Department and intelligence agencies, whose leaders warn that publicly identifying the confidential source would put lives in danger and imperil other operations.

The National Republican Congressional Committee and other GOP - aligned outside groups launched a new round of television advertising over the weekend in a bevy of House races.

ECDC Executive Director Quinn Bushen explained that the committee believes Republicans in the clerk's office have violated the county's social media policy, which states employees, interns, and others working on behalf of the county can not use official social media handles for political purposes.

The two other Republican candidates, former Erie County executive Joel Giambra and former New York state housing commissioner Joseph Holland, have no endorsements from county or state GOP committee members.

Clearly vulnerable Democrats would rather exit Congress voluntarily than be forced out by voters because of their support for Obamacare and other disastrous Democrat economic policies,» Rep. Greg Walden of Oregon, the National Republican Campaign Committee chairman, said in a statement.

other than the New Paltz Republican Committee & that «Thank You President Bush» sign you had on your Route 208 lawn for years

Other Republicans who have formed committees to run for the seat include Suffolk Legis.

It was signed by the committee's other three Republicans — Joseph Giglio (R - Gowanda), Peter Lawrence (R - Greece) and Michael Montesano (R - Glen Head)-- as well as its four Democratic members, Aravella Simotas (D - Queens), Michelle Titus (D - Queens), Ken Zebrowski (D - New City) and Chuck Lavine (D - Glen Cove).

Gardner went the other direction, not only insisting as chairman that the National Republican Senatorial Committee steer clear of the contest but calling for Moore's immediate expulsion had he won the special election.

Molinaro said he as been traveling around the state speaking with Republican committees and other organizations about what he's accomplished as county executive and how he sees himself as a governor.

They're against farmers too,» added a frustrated Rep. Bill FloresWilliam (Bill) Hose FloresGOP revolts multiply against retiring Ryan Republicans express doubts that Ryan can stay on as Speaker McCarthy says early leadership election to replace Ryan unlikely MORE (R - Texas), the former chairman of the other conservative caucus, the Republican Study Committee.

As the Executive Committee of the Rockland County Democratic Committee we were disappointed to read last week that you and the other members of the IDC would be forming a coalition government with Dean Skelos and the Republican Conference.

Tom Dadey, chairman of the Onondaga County Republican Committee and the first GOP county chair in New York to endorse Trump, said he sees other potential benefits for the state's congressional delegation with Trump as president.

Priebus also announced the support of three other committee members Sunday night: Oklahoma National Committeeman James Dunn, Oklahoma Republican Party Chairman Matt Pinnell and Nebraska National Committeeman Pete Ricketts.

Other upstate New Yorkers on the committee include Erie County Republican Party Chair Nick Langworthy, Rep. Tom Reed (R - Corning), and Rep. Chris Collins (R - Clarence).