Sentences with phrase «powerful committee chairmen»

Of course, the Senate hasn't actually passed its version yet; so far, only a couple of powerful committee chairmen (and maybe a couple of ranking Republicans) have had their hand in this.

If it weren't for the #MeToo movement, and a threat to take on a powerful committee chairman directly, a bill intended to help prosecutors win convictions in sexual assault ca...

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His actions then represented a key milepost on the Texas Republican's path to becoming a powerful House committee chairman and a pivotal player in the GOP effort to reduce financial regulation in the Trump era.

Plans to run these blunt ads infuriated the politically powerful infant formula industry, which hired a former chairman of the Republican National Committee and a former top regulatory official to lobby the Health and Human Services Department.

Percy described the move as a» pretty transparent» maneuver to insure his defeat so that Republican conservatives could install Senator Jesse Helms, an arch-conservative Republican of North Carolina, as chairman of the powerful Senate Foreign Relations Committee — a post held by Percy in the Republican - controlled Senate since 1981 when he succeeded Idaho's Frank Church.

Mr. Recchia — who served as chairman of the City Council's powerful finance committee — was term - limited out of office last year and decided to challenge Mr. Grimm after failing to secure support in his party to run for City Comptroller or for borough president of his native Brooklyn.

Jeffrey R. Gural, the chairman of Newmark Knight Frank and the owner of two upstate racinos that are members of the New York Gaming Association, said he had contributed about $ 200,000 last year to the committee, chiefly because he supported Mr. Cuomo's agenda and shared the governor's view that public employees unions had grown too powerful in Albany.

Among the beneficiaries may be Brooklyn Councilman David Greenfield, who is said to be in line to be the next chairman of the City Council's powerful Land Use committee, according to multiple sources close to the negotiations for Council speaker.

Over the decades, and with the benefit of a Democrat majority that only collapsed in 2010, Mr. Rangel rose to be chairman of the powerful Ways and Means Committee, showering federal funds on Harlem.

And John Nygren, a chairman of the Legislature's powerful budget committee, said in a telephone interview he supported Renard because he thought he was best positioned to win the primary but he said will now support Jacque because the voters picked him.

POLITICO, citing multiple sources, reported Monday that Speaker Paul Ryan and his leadership team discussed replacing New Jersey Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen, chairman of the powerful House Appropriations Committee, after he voted against the GOP bill.

«That's right, Englebright, the chairman of the Assembly's powerful Government Operations Committee has done nothing.

During a three - hour grilling at the culture select committee, disrupted by a protester throwing a plate of shaving foam, the once all - powerful News Corp chairman and chief executive told MPs: «I am not responsible.»

But, as chairman of the home affairs select committee, he held a powerful position.

As chairman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, I was invited to glamorous Washington galas, the ones where thousands of eyes make no eye contact, where pupils constantly rove in search of someone more powerful.

Already embroiled in an ethics probe now entering its tenth month, Rep. Charlie Rangel (D - N.Y.), chairman of the powerful Ways and Means Committee, received more bad news Wednesday night as the House ethics committee announced it would look into Caribbean trips taken by the veteran lawmaker and four other DCommittee, received more bad news Wednesday night as the House ethics committee announced it would look into Caribbean trips taken by the veteran lawmaker and four other Dcommittee announced it would look into Caribbean trips taken by the veteran lawmaker and four other Democrats.

Defransisco, who is chairman of the powerful Senate Finance Committee, is among a list of potential successors to the leadership post, if Skelos is forced out.

New Jersey state Sen. Bob Gordon, chairman of a powerful oversight committee that has looked closely at the Port Authority after the George Washington Bridge lane closure scandal, said he was aghast to learn what changes are included in the draft legislation.

Joseph Mondello, chairman of the powerful Nassau Republican Committee for a record 35 years, will retire May 24 and is recommending that party vice chairman Joseph Cairo replace him as GOP leader.

Sen. John DeFrancisco (R - Syracuse) is chairman of the powerful Finance Committee.

Lopez has said he won't seek another term as chairman of the powerful Democratic Committee.

Both men rose to powerful positions in the Senate — DeFrancisco as deputy majority leader, and Lombardi as chairman of the powerful Senate Finance Committee.

Democratic lawmakers are calling once again for a Florida slavery memorial after a previous attempt died at the hands of a powerful Republican committee chairman.

The $ 10 billion project may be pie - in - the - sky, but at least he's thinking big — and he brought his Republican buddy Bill Shuster, the powerful chairman of the U.S. House Committee on Transportation...

A source told Vanguard that following the recommendation of the PDP post-election assessment committee headed by Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, recommending that the north should produce the Presidential candidate for 2019, which was immediately endorsed by the National Working Committee, NWC, some powerful stakeholders of the party with Dankwabo were said to be pushing for the north, especially the North East, not getting the position of national committee headed by Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, recommending that the north should produce the Presidential candidate for 2019, which was immediately endorsed by the National Working Committee, NWC, some powerful stakeholders of the party with Dankwabo were said to be pushing for the north, especially the North East, not getting the position of national Committee, NWC, some powerful stakeholders of the party with Dankwabo were said to be pushing for the north, especially the North East, not getting the position of national chairman.

Democratic Assemblyman John Wisniewski of Middlesex County, the committee's mild - mannered co-chair, began investigating the lane closures in his capacity as chairman of the powerful Assembly Transportation Ccommittee's mild - mannered co-chair, began investigating the lane closures in his capacity as chairman of the powerful Assembly Transportation CommitteeCommittee.

But Graham Brady, chairman of the powerful backbench 1922 Committee, questioned whether such a tactic was consistent with «effective party management».

Adam Clayton Powell Jr. and Charles B. Rangel became chairmen of powerful congressional committees.

Virginia Governor (D): The lone 2009 race on our Line, this primary has it all: a national hook in the form of former Democratic National Committee Chairman Terry McAuliffe's candidacy, scads of money (also courtesy of McAuliffe) and a genuine geographic debate about just how powerful northern Virginia will be in the overall math of a statewide primary.

Tasini, who lost a primary to Clinton in 2006, said he would seek the seat held by Rep. Charles Rangel, chairman of the powerful House Ways and Means Committee.

As a reward for his faithful service to New Square's Hasidic leadership, he immediately became a county legislator and chairman of the powerful Budget and Finance Committee.

In 2012, he was also elected as chairman of the committees — a job seen as more powerful than Speaker of the Lords — and automatically became a deputy speaker.

Assemblyman Vito Lopez, the powerful Brooklyn Democratic boss, has been removed as chairman of the Housing Committee in the Assembly, stripped of his seniority and forced to undergo training after an investigation into allegations that he sexually harassed two legislative employees beginning in June of this year.

The endorsement roll out of Farrell, the chairman of the Assembly's powerful Ways and Means Committee, was coupled with the backing of Councilwoman Inez Dickens, Harlem clergy members and the support from former Gov. David Paterson.

Republican Rep. Jeb Hensarling, a Texas congressman who is known as a staunch constitutional conservative and currently holds one of the most powerful seats in Congress as chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, won't seek re-election next year.

Graham Brady, chairman of the powerful backbench 1922 Committee of Tory MPs, confirms the Prime Minister will be «doing some more broadcasting later today».

Some of those involved say there will also need to be discussions on such internal issues as whether the chairman of the powerful Senate Finance Committee should be appointed by the two leaders on a rotating basis and how the secretary of the Senate is appointed.

Espaillat's win came after two unsuccessful attempts to knock off Rep. Charlie Rangel (D - N.Y.), a onetime giant in Congress who was forced from his role as the powerful chairman of the House Ways & Means Committee in 2010 after a lengthy ethics investigation.

As the chairman of the powerful Senate Finance Committee, DeFrancisco was intimately involved in the budget talks.

In the Council, Weprin served as chairman of the powerful Finance Committee, in which he had a hand in shaping the city's budgets.

With a Wharton degree in finance, Republican Cliff Faintych considers himself one of the leading financial managers in the region and therefore eminently qualified to be the next chairman of the powerful Ways and Means Committee.

He is chairman of the powerful Senate Finance Committee.

Steele later backed Greer to chair the powerful RNC Rules Committee, a position Greer gave up when he resigned as Florida GOP chairman earlier this year under pressure from party activists upset his with handling of party funds.

«Barney» — that's Barney Frank, the powerful House Financial Services Committee chairman — «finally got it passed.»

He remains popular among Democratic Party leaders, even after he was removed as chairman of a powerful House committee chairmanshipand even after he suffered a humiliating censure from his colleagues for failing to pay taxes on income from overseas properties and other ethical lapses.

(CNN)- Sen. Carl Levin, the powerful chairman of the Armed Services Committee, said Wednesday he would like the Armed Forces Network to drop the controversial Rush Limbaugh program from its service that provides radio and television shows to U.S. service members around the world.

At age 85, Mr. Farrell — everyone has called him Denny since birth — is as familiar a presence in the chamber as the gavel that calls it to order, the chairman of the powerful Ways and Means Committee since 1994.

For much of that time, he was one of the most powerful men in the House as the Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee.

In 2008, he received a message from the all - powerful Bronx Democratic county committee chairman José Rivera, who had a deal to offer.

That year, part of the GOP strategy was to remind voters about the House bank scandal and a stamp scandal involving the powerful Democratic chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee as symbolic of the corruption that had infiltrated the Capitol building (even though Republican members had also been implicated in the bank scandal).