Sentences with phrase «said individual senators»

Flanagan said individual senators and Assembly members are much better equipped than the governor to decide what programs are best for their region, saying, «there's a lot more talent and intellect and better understanding» among legislators.

Flanagan says individual senators and assemblymembers are much better equipped than the governor to decide what programs are best for their region, saying «there's a lot more talent and intellect and better understanding» among legislators.

Not exact matches

While the Alaska senator did release an op - ed saying she supported the repeal of the Obamacare's individual mandate in the tax bill, she also called for a simultaneous passage of the Alexander - Murray Obamacare stabilization package.

«This individual may not be aware of the work that I did, particularly on creating a really strong derivatives framework, which I'm happy to talk to him about, but it was an anonymous source,» the senator said.

In the meantime, however, the embattled former senator is seeking «as many letters as possible sent to the judge regarding my impact on individual lives and the community,» according to an email Smith is sending to friends and allies he says have provided «past support and prayers.»

State Senator Daniel Squadron --(D) Manhattan, Brooklyn — has been a vocal critic of the State Lawmaker's failure to close the LLC loophole, which allows individuals to sidestep (some would say un) reasonable contribution limits.

State Senator Bill Perkins said, «Voting is a universal and hallmark right of individuals in a democracy; one that should be embraced, encouraged and extended.

«Lion Heart Residences increases access to affordable housing for individuals and their families, and will help people with disabilities live and succeed in their communities,» said New York State Senator Neil Breslin.

Senator George Sekibo (PDP, Rivers) in a motion said the Senate as an institution should not join issues with individuals in the other arms of government, saying the issue was a Constitutional matter.

Senator Peralta says Cuomo should be trying harder to convince individual Senators to change their minds.

These emails are another valuable safety tool in helping to protect our children from the kind of unsavory individuals who are, in many cases, our neighbors,» said Senator Klein.

Greenberg says when respondents were asked about their own individual state legislator, though, they gave a more enthusiastic answer, with 65 % saying they liked their own Senator or Assemblymember.

«In 2007, Eric Schneiderman was one of only eight state Senators to vote against S. 3318, a bi-partisan bill crafted by former Attorney General and Gov. Eliot Spitzer, mandating civil confinement for dangerous convicted sex offenders — individuals, whom after evaluation, were deemed at high - risk to commit additional sex crimes,» Donovan said in a news release.

State Senator David J. Valesky said: «Affordable housing is crucial for aging individuals who want to maintain their independence and quality of life.

NYCHA and HUD must continually monitor who is living inside our public housing stock to make sure no family is at risk of a dangerous individual who could be living next door before a tragedy occurs,» said State Senator Klein.

«By singling out individuals from these six majority Muslim countries, this administration further perpetuates the feelings of fear, discrimination, violence and hate that have impacted Muslim communities across our country,» said State Senator Gustavo Rivera.

He said 189,870 individuals signed the petition to recall Senator Dino Melaye, but those who showed up for the verification exercise were only 20, 868.

Vandalism, destruction of property, and threats of violence against an individual based on their heritage is one of the most reprehensible acts one can carry out,» said Senator Diane Savino (D - SI / Brooklyn).

Finnegan said the union would not rule out endorsing some Republican senators in individual races, but said such an endorsement would be unlikely in districts with competitive two - party races.

A Cuomo insider says the first appeal will be to individual senators, who will be told that gay campaign money can be with them or against them.

More interesting was this letter to U.S. Department of Education Secretary Betsy DeVos signed by four U.S. Senators — Sheldon Whitehouse (D - RI), Elizabeth Warren (D - MA), Brian Schatz (D - HI), and Edward Markey (D - MA)-- demanding to know if her department «had contact with individuals associated with the Heartland Institute on climate, science, or science education issues,» and demanding as well copies of said correspondence, any information regarding discussions between Heartland and other White House staff members, and more.

\ ALL government agencies have to report to multiple elected officials, as I said: The president, congressional oversight committees, individual congressmen and senators.

These studies may help to explain some of the high profile cases of individuals who appear anti-gay only to reveal later to be gay themselves (á la Larry Craig, the US senator who went from championing an anti-gay political agenda to a scandalous airport bathroom encounter with another man); check out this NYTimes article for more about the details of the study.2 This is not to say that every individual who opposes civil rights for the LGBT population is actually gay or that it is typical for gay individuals to unconsciously suppress their sexual desires.

That's a tremendous step, because saying that you are in individual therapy once brought the ghosts of individual problems, as it did Senator Eagleton in 1972.