Sentences with phrase «powerful chairmanship»

Rangel announced he would step down from his powerful chairmanship of the House Ways and Means Committee following an official admonishment from the House Ethics panel and an ongoing investigation.

The allegations against Lopez, first reported last summer, led the Assembly to strip Lopez of his powerful chairmanship of the Housing Committee and prompted him to step down from his post as Brooklyn Democratic Leader, which he had held for seven years.

At stake for Greenfield is his powerful chairmanship, as well as goodies for the Brooklyn delegation.

Not exact matches

The new PM is not leaving responsibility for home affairs to the new team: so often frustrated as Home Secretary by Nick Clegg's chairmanship of the powerful Cabinet sub-committee on home affairs in coalition, she's now chairing it herself.

One of the two most coveted committee chairmanships went to Ferreras, who was named to head the powerful Finance Committee, which puts her in a prominent seat when it comes to negotiating the city's budget.

Embattled Rep. Charlie Rangel has lost clout in Washington after being forced to give up his powerful Ways & Means Committee chairmanship and faces both an ethics investigation and multiple primary challenges, but he still has support in his Harlem district.

In the scathing 68 - page report, Mr. Lopez — who was stripped of his powerful committee chairmanship and his position atop the Brooklyn Democratic Party after sexual harassment allegations first surfaced last year — engaged in such acts as hanging mistletoe in his district office and forcibly kissing a staffer, shoving his hand «all the way up» the inner thigh of another staffer and more.

And on Wednesday, Rangel said he was stepping down from his chairmanship of the powerful House Ways and Means Committee amid an ongoing ethics inquiry.

But being an Independent can also be a powerful place, though one may miss out on key committee chairmanships.

The dispute over the chairmanship, the Capital Region's traditionally most powerful political post, shows the fractures in the county Democratic organization.

Rangel fought the charges at the time, and said they were politically motivated, but was forced to give up his chairmanship of the powerful Ways and Means Committee.

He chaired the powerful tax - writing committee, ways and means, until a House of Representatives censure following an ethics scandal stripped him of his chairmanship and clout.

House Republicans will move again on Tuesday to strip Rep. Charlie Rangel of his chairmanship of the powerful Ways and Means Committee — and after last week's admonishment of the veteran New York lawmaker by the House ethics committee, Republicans are confident that they will be pick up more Democratic votes.

Rep. Joe Barton of Texas is angling for chairmanship of the powerful House Energy and Commerce Committee where he could further favor his friends in the fossil fuel industry.