Sentences with phrase «representatives of the larger houses»

We do see, fairly regularly, some welcome representatives of the larger houses, too, this time including conference chair Sara Lloyd and her colleague Jonathan Atkins from from Pan Macmillan; Molly Barton, Rafferty, and Eric Huang from Penguin (Huang moving to Mind Candy); Dan Franklin of Random House; Eloy Sasot from HarperCollins.

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The U.S. House of Representatives approved a bill lifting the SBA's lending cap for its largest loan guarantee program to a record $ 23.5 billion.

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In a sign that tragedy often does not move the polarized debate over guns in society, Florida's House of Representatives voted Tuesday to kill a bill banning AR - 15 rifles, assault weapons and large capacity magazines.

Sheryl Acquarola, a 16 - year - old junior from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, is overcome with emotion in the east gallery of the state House of Representatives after the representatives voted not to hear a bill banning assault rifles and large - capacity magazines at the Capitol in Tallahassee on Tuesday,Representatives after the representatives voted not to hear a bill banning assault rifles and large - capacity magazines at the Capitol in Tallahassee on Tuesday,representatives voted not to hear a bill banning assault rifles and large - capacity magazines at the Capitol in Tallahassee on Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2018.

These e-mail alerts have been able to mobilize a larger number of advocates in a shorter time, as when thousands of people swamped congressional representatives with e-mails concerning House bill 426, which condemned Yasir Arafat and placed all the blame for the conflict on the Palestinians.

ALBANY — Seven of New York's nine Republican members in the House of Representatives voted against a budget resolution that will pave the way for a larger discussion on tax reform.

«As a representative of an English constituency, I think that an increasingly large amount of the legislation that comes before the House affects England only and that if the House continues not to tackle this issue, it will increasingly become an issue that our constituents find extremely distressing,» she told MPs.

Every Bill which shall have passed the House of Representatives and the Senate, shall, before it become a Law, be presented to the President of the United States; If he approve he shall sign it, but if not he shall return it, with his Objections to that House in which it shall have originated, who shall enter the Objections at large on their Journal, and proceed to reconsider it.

An amendment to a $ 325 billion highway bill approved two weeks ago by the House of Representatives may lead to large cuts at Centro, the bus company partnered with Syracuse University.

The real mission, they said, is to win congressional seats to take back the U.S. House of Representatives and shore up a larger Democratic majority in the Senate to continue the state's progressive agenda and ensure a «fair and effective redistricting process.»

Regardless of who wins the special election, the Democrats will continue to hold a large majority in the House of Representatives.

With unemployment hovering just below double digits, the Democrats will try to defend their large majorities in the House of Representatives and the Senate, and their smaller advantage in controlling the governorships.

WASHINGTON — Five New York Republicans split with their party on Thursday as the House of Representatives voted 227 - 205 to pass the largest overhaul of the U.S. tax code in more than 30 years.

The commission comprises seven members: the governor, state auditor, secretary of state, one person appointed by the speaker of the Ohio House of Representatives, one person appointed by the House leader of the largest political party of which the speaker is not a member, one person appointed by the President of the Ohio State Senate, and one person appointed by the Senate leader of the largest political party of which the president is not a member.

WASHINGTON — The House of Representatives on Tuesday passed Rep. John Katko's bill to raise overtime limits on Secret Service agents who have taken on extra duties this year that include protecting President Donald Trump and his large family.

Many would complain that a coalition of the second and fourth largest parties would be «undemocratic,» but in our representative system it is the grouping that can win a confidence vote in the House of Commons that forms the government.

In the Netherlands, elections for the House of Representatives (the lower house of the States - General, the national parliament) are conducted on an at - large basis by proportional representation from party lHouse of Representatives (the lower house of the States - General, the national parliament) are conducted on an at - large basis by proportional representation from party lhouse of the States - General, the national parliament) are conducted on an at - large basis by proportional representation from party lists.

(The House of Representatives panel had essentially accepted the administration's low - ball figure as part of a larger push to hold down federal spending.)

► On Thursday, new chairs for two House of Representatives spending panels that «hold sway over large chunks of federal research spending» were announced.

Two spending panels in the U.S. House of Representatives that hold sway over large chunks of federal research spending will have new chairs when the 114th Congress convenes in January.

The science committee of the U.S. House of Representatives approved by voice vote a measure that would set new rules on how NSF builds and operates large new scientific facilities like NEON.

It was 2010, the federal Race to the Top competition was well under way, and Terrance Carroll, a Democrat who was then the speaker of the House of Representatives, had the task of getting a bill that the state's largest and most powerful teachers» union refused to support through several key committee votes.

Surely the Michigan House of Representatives has much to admire about their largest school district — dismal achievement scores, distressing drop out rates and mismanaged budgets on a scale even a Wall Street bank executive could admire.

In an article entitled, «Former House Speaker lands job at teachers» union,» The CT Mirror's Jacqueline Rabe Thomas has confirmed the rumors that, «Christopher G. Donovan, the former speaker of the state House of Representatives, has been hired by the state's largest teachers» union — the second former legislative leader to land a job at the Connecticut Education Association this winter.»

Literary agents (also known as book agents or publishing agents) act primarily as authors» representatives for the sale and / or licensing of their books with large domestic publishers like Random House and Simon & Schuster, and sometimes small - or medium - sized domestic publishers like Peachtree Publishing.

According to representatives of Eksmo, Russia's largest publishing house, up to 95 % % of all downloads of ebooks are pirate copies, something that results in the annual losses of $ 120 million US dollars.

Last year we reported that, according to representatives of Eksmo, Russia's largest publishing house, up to 95 % % of all downloads of ebooks are pirate copies, something at results in the annual losses to the industry of 4 billion rubles (USD$ 120 million).

Although its representatives stressed that the company strives to provide a more satisfactory experience by servicing their home loans in - house, CFPB complaints for Carrington were proportionately higher than many of the larger lenders we studied.

The Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art, already the largest contemporary art museum in the world, got some good news this week as the House of Representatives voted to support a $ 25.4 million grant to help pay for the latest round of renovations and expansion within its 16 - acre campus in North Adams.

With the bare minimum 51 votes needed, the Oklahoma House of Representatives passed and sent to the Senate on Wednesday legislation revoking what is arguably the most valuable feature of a tax credit that helped lure some of the world's largest wind energy operators to the state.

As I previously mentioned in a earlier post about CLOC (Corporate Legal Operations Consortium) generally and the state of the legal profession, CLOC is made up of movers and shakers in the legal operations field, IT representatives, innovation officers, and in house counsel who work for some the world's largest corporations.

As a result, Congress tried again in 2014 and came close to achieving meaningful reform with a proposed law called the Innovation Act, which passed the House of Representatives by a large margin, and which enjoyed bipartisan support from influential Senators like John Cornyn (R - Tx) and Chuck Schumer (D - NY), as well as President Obama.

Sheryl Acquarola, a 16 year - old junior from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School is overcome with emotion in the east gallery of the House of Representatives after the representatives voted not to hear the bill banning assault rifles and large capaRepresentatives after the representatives voted not to hear the bill banning assault rifles and large caparepresentatives voted not to hear the bill banning assault rifles and large capacity magazines.

While there hasn't been a Senate companion bill introduced, CAI expects members of the House of Representatives in states with a large number of community associations — such as Florida, California, Texas, Illinois, North Carolina, New York and Massachusetts — to support the legislation and continue a dialogue that leads to inclusion of the tax deduction in comprehensive tax reform legislation.

The board is made up of three immediate past presidents of the state association, representatives from the state's five districts, two at - large practitioners, one banker, one housing representative, and one construction representative.

New York City, July 22, 2014 — Today, in a letter sent to Representatives John Boehner (R - OH), Speaker of the House; Kevin McCarthy (R - CA), Majority Whip; and Steve Scalise (R - LA), Majority Whip - Elect, 117 leaders of some of the nation's largest employers called on the House Republican leadership to promptly pass reauthorization of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act (TRIA).