Sentences with phrase «oversight hearings»

We have represented clients in numerous other congressional investigations and oversight hearings, including a major internet services company in an investigation of its practices abroad, a chemical manufacturer in an investigation of the safety of its products, an insurance company in a hearing on the federal long term care insurance program, a financial services company in an investigation of credit card terms, and drug companies in investigations concerning such matters as payments to doctors, marketing practices, generic approvals, drug importation, and drug safety.

Furthermore, Congress should extend whistleblower protection to scientists who report interference and should continue to hold oversight hearings and investigations into allegations of manipulation, suppression, and distortion of science.

pdf) to Chairman Gowdy on October 5 requesting oversight hearings exploring the overall negative effect on government performance across several agencies and departments as the result of Trump Administration restrictions on hiring.

The groups call on the committees to hold oversight hearings on, and correct the department's approval of, noncompliant plans, arguing that the «failure to do so will only undermine ESSA's potential and continue to confine the millions of historically marginalized children to a low - quality education.»

Leaders in the House and Senate education committees are holding oversight hearings with the U.S. Department of Education (USED), state and local leaders, and other stakeholders to discuss how states and districts will tackle adjustments to state accountability systems, educator support initiatives, and implementation of other programs now offered through the largest federal education law.

And as a reminder that the Hill is watching, Alexander announced «at least three major oversight hearings on implementation of ESSA» in 2016.

UFT Vice President for Education Evelyn DeJesus testified before the New York City Council Committee on Education regarding the FY 2016 preliminary budget, mayor's FY ’15 preliminary management report and agency oversight hearings.

City Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito said Thursday she's also «open» to holding oversight hearings on the matter.

Among its many responsibilities, the City Council's transportation committee holds oversight hearings on New York City Transit, the M.T.A. arm that operates subways and buses.

Therefore, the Council will convene oversight hearings on January 10th at 1 pm to examine questions surrounding the City's response to yesterday's blizzard.

On Monday, an anonymous Cuomo administration official trashed legislators who have begun talking about more oversight hearings and a firmer stance against him.

«We should hold some oversight hearings to see how the money is being spent, where it is being spent and seeing if Prop. 39 is fulfilling the promise that it said it would,» said Assemblyman Henry Perea, D - Fresno.

The groups also are calling on the Legislature to immediately hold oversight hearings.

The City Council needs to continue conducting oversight hearings to make sure that the agency is properly and effectively run to serve the needs of PWDs.

Protect Orange County Chair Pramilla Malick is also calling on state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman to investigate the permitting process and wants the state legislature to hold oversight hearings.

A flurry of oversight hearings are filling the City Council calendar as the Council enters its final month of the four - year session, most notably a hearing slated to address controversies over NYCHA's falsified lead inspection reports, a hearing to discuss the city's progress in closing Rikers Island jails, and a hearing on integrating the city's

New York has plenty of problems, so you would think the legislature would do plenty of oversight hearings.

In 2016 the NYC City Council held about four times as many oversight hearings as the State Assembly and seven times as many oversight hearings as the State Senate.

Part of the dysfunction in state government is that the state legislature does very few oversight hearings.

By not holding regular oversight hearings, New York State legislators are failing to uphold their constitutional obligations.

In our tally, we did not define budget hearings as oversight hearings.

In general, oversight hearings conducted by the Council in recent years have been in response to issues raised by the Department of Investigations, the city's comptroller, the press or outside groups, not the fruits of its own discoveries.

While the mayor didn't have anything to say, Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito and Councilman Ydanis Rodriguez (R - Manhattan), promised to hold oversight hearings investigating the MTA.

After previously saying they weren't necessary, he announced a series of public oversight hearings in September that will examine water contamination in communities like Hoosick Falls, where the Cuomo administration's response to the crisis has been widely criticized.

Senior Council Members typically jockey for powerful committee chairs, where they can help steer important legislation and run oversight hearings.

Unfortunately however, the two houses could not come to terms about holding joint oversight hearings, which would have demonstrated a united and bipartisan front.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin is expected to address the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee during the annual oversight hearing of the Financial Stability Oversight Council.

At 11 a.m., the Assembly Committees on Social Services, Codes and Labor and the Puerto Rican / Hispanic Task Force hold a joint oversight hearing on services for victims of human trafficking, Legislative Office Building, Roosevelt Hearing Room C, Albany.

At 10 a.m., the NYC Committee on Women jointly with the Committee on Public Safety hold an oversight hearing on the NYPD's handling of sex crimes investigations, City Hall, Council Chambers, Manhattan.

Today, Reinvent Albany, submitted joint testimony with fellow NYC Transparency Working Group member organizations NYPIRG, Citizens Union and Common Cause / NY to the NYC City Council Technology Committee oversight hearing on open data:

A routine oversight hearing by the state Assembly turned testy when the state's economic development czar endured over two hours of questions about Gov. Andrew Cuomo's economic development programs, which are currently under federal investigation.

Today, Reinvent Albany, submitted joint testimony with fellow NYC Transparency Working Group member organizations NYPIRG, Citizens Union and Common Cause / NY to the NYC City Council Technology Committee oversight hearing on open data: In addition, TWG members BetaNYC and Jessie Braden of Pratt's SAVI provided testimony.

StreetsPAC Executive Director Eric McClure delivered the following testimony at today's City Council Committee on Transportation oversight hearing on Vision Zero progress and needs:

Brancaccio, a spokesperson for Homeless Services in the Bloomberg administration, said she decided to speak out after watching a City Council oversight hearing on the homeless Wednesday.

A routine oversight hearing by the state Assembly turned testy when Howard Zemsky, Governor Andrew Cuomo's economic development czar, endured over two hours of questions about Cuomo's economic development programs, which are currently under federal investigation.

New Jersey lawmakers are holding their first oversight hearing today since the so - called «summer of hell» track work at New York City's Penn Station got underway.

The New York City Council Committee on Public Housing holds an oversight hearing examining elevator safety in NYCHA housing following the death of Olegario Pabon at Boston Road Plaza, Council Chambers, City Hall, Manhattan.

Top officials of a Massachusetts» college that is closing are declining to appear before a state Senate oversight hearing.

After the child care dust - up, the Assembly Democrats held an oversight hearing on the governor's economic development polices, which are the target of a federal investigation.

The NYC Council's transportation committee held an oversight hearing today, looking for solutions to the problems with the city's subway system.

Monday At the City Council on Monday: — The Committee on For - Hire Vehicles will meet at 10 a.m. for an oversight hearing regarding «TLC enforcement practices.»

City Councilmember Ritchie Torres, Chair of the Council's Committee on Public Housing, announced that the Committee would require Olatoye to appear before an oversight hearing in early December.

At an oversight hearing of the City Council's governmental operations committee in February 2014, new DOI Commissioner Mark Peters testified that his office found issues of gross nepotism, pressure on staff to engage in political activities, deficient voter rolls, poorly trained poll workers, and inadequate, inefficient, and outdated procedures.

-- The Committee on General Welfare will meet at 1 p.m. for an oversight hearing «examining efforts to reduce hunger in New York City.»

James Parrott testified at a New York City Council oversight hearing looking at the effects of removing job security protections from the City school bus contracts.

10 a.m., the Committee on Women's Issues will meet with the Committee on Courts and Legal Services to hold an oversight hearing on the effectiveness of human trafficking intervention courts.

After delivering a statement at an oversight hearing on bail reform last week, Mark - Viverito told reporters that the council could «get [the bail fund] done without the administration's support.»

StreetsPAC presented the following testimony earlier this week to the New York City Council's Committee on Transportation, at its oversight hearing on addressing traffic congestion:

«Every public housing resident deserves to live in habitable housing that provides them with respect and dignity,» said City Council Speaker Corey Johnson, who helped conduct an oversight hearing of NYCHA at the Council.

This past Tuesday, the City Council's Committee on Transportation held an oversight hearing on ways to address traffic congestion, and StreetsPAC was at City Hall to testify.