Sentences with phrase «said on behalf of the group»

We are happy to note that our land has erupted in great joy and celebration with the announcement of this choice,» Okanlawon said on behalf of the group.

Not exact matches

«A ruling by a single judge in one circuit can not and does not undo the years of clear legal precedent nationwide establishing that transgender students have the right to go to school without being singled out for discrimination,» said a statement from five groups, including the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), that have filed «friend of the court» briefs on behalf of transgender students.

We must resign on behalf of America's working people, who reject all notions of legitimacy of these bigoted groups,» Trumka said in the statement, calling Trump's most recent remarks «the last straw.»

«It could be big,» Ed Kaplan, who negotiates health coverage on behalf of large employers as the national health practice leader for the Segal Group, said of the announcement.

«We have been encouraged by the great progress Secretary Shulkin has made and believe that he remains the best person to lead this important federal public institution on the behalf of the American people,» the group's national commander, Denise Rohan, said in a statement Monday.

The third charge against Flynn says he misrepresented the extent of his work on behalf of the Turkish government through his firm, the Flynn Intel Group.

Speaking on behalf of the Court of Master Sommeliers Europe, COO Ronan Sayburn MS said: «We are delighted to welcome Amorim to our small, exclusive group of sponsors.

«I am extremely honored to present this check to our partners at Operation Homefront on behalf of the entire Brick House Tavern + Tap team and our generous guests,» said Brad Leist, CFO of Ignite Restaurant Group (NASDAQ: IRG).

Holmquist, speaking on behalf of a group called Citizens for Beautiful Suburbia, said the petitions were signed by people who live in Orland Hills, Orland Park, Tinley Park and «the greater south suburban area.»

Mike Brady, Campaigns and Networking Coordinator, Baby Milk Action signed the letter on behalf of the Baby Feeding Law Group and said:

Nicolas de La Hosseraye, Commercial Director France, says it was great to collect the prize on behalf of Mayborn Group and the Tommee Tippee brand at this important event, which was attended by over 50 French businesses.

«Given his distinguished service in the All - Party Parliamentary Humanist Group, his tireless work on behalf of those with disabilities, and his heroic support of Syrian child refugees, I can think of no better recipient of this prize in 2016 than Lord Dubs,» said Andrew Copson, BHA Chief Executive.

He said he researched all the ethical questions about applying for the job, and that he did not do any lobbying on behalf of the group before he applied.

«We were just joking in our office that everyone on the second floor should resign and become a volunteer paid by the campaign, because we don't know of any laws that prohibit volunteers from acting on behalf of an elected official,» said John Kaehny, executive director of good government group Reinvent Albany.

After sending an email to the address listed on the company's website, someone named Kate spoke on behalf of Ameri Group saying:

David Lewis, the lawyer arguing the case on behalf of a group of Senate Republicans, said in Albany County Court today that notioj of two separate surveys — he called one a «sub census» — is unconstitutional.

The problem for the city is that there may be fewer interest groups lobbying on behalf of the Medicaid portion than there were groups pushing back on the university cost shifts, said Carol Kellermann, the president of the nonpartisan Citizens Budget Commission.

According to Abdulaziz Suleiman, who spke on behalf of the coalition, said: «Mindful of the concerns generated by the clause in the Kaduna declaration that advised the Biafran Igbo to relocate from northern Nigeria and for northerners in the South East to do likewise, and our commitment to the unity of our dear country, we immediately opened channels for dialogue and interaction with government agencies, national and international groups, institutions and figures.

Speaking on behalf of the group, Alhaji Hakeem Baba - Ahmed, who is the Chief of Staff to Senate President, said, «We demand immediate and decisive steps to improve the security of lives and economic assets in the North by the federal and state governments.

Mr Sanders said: «I am honoured and touched to have received this award, but do so on behalf of all the All Party Parliamentary Group.

Chief Olawale Oladoja who spoke on behalf of the group said that the family heads decided to speak out on the threat to the Olubadan by the new kings in order to avert disintegration of the Ibadan chieftaincy customs and tradition.

«This is a scheme by landlords to evade the rent laws,» said Legal Aid staff attorney Kathleen Brennan, who brought the case on behalf of a group of homeless occupants at 60 Clarkson Ave.

«Allowing the Democratic party bosses to weigh in on the governor's behalf shows the fundamental unfairness of New York's campaign finance system,» said Blair Horner of the New York Public Interest Research Group.

In a letter to the Public Interest Research Group dated May 16, the ethics commission said Mr. Sachs's calls on behalf of Mount Sinai Queens did not constitute lobbying because he had made them before the department formally decided to consider the rule change.

Speaking on behalf of the group, city of Gloversville 5th ward supervisor Gregory Young says the 50 percent benchmark is doable.

Micah Lasher's Democratic primary opponent says Lasher talk of pushing a progressive agenda is hooey given that his former group, StudentsFirstNY, just spent $ 1.5 million on behalf of the Republican candidate against Democrat Todd Kaminsky in last week's special Senate election on Long Island.

The community groups say they are prepared to travel to Albany to lobby on behalf of the governor's plan.

«It is the perfect distraction from the huge amount of cash that is being spent on [behalf of] my opponents,» said Stanton, who has the backing of the good government group Citizens Union.

«Present results suggest vitamin D deficiency to be the cause rather than the consequence of atherosclerosis,» said Monica Verdoia, M.D., specializing cardiologist at the Department of Cardiology, Ospedale Maggiore della Carità, Eastern Piedmont University in Novara, Italy, and investigator on the study on behalf of the Novara Atherosclerosis study group by Prof. Giuseppe De Luca.

Dr Heinke Kunst, on behalf of the TB research group at QMUL, said: «The results from our study are very encouraging and may give hope to patients who are affected by MDR - TB.

For patients who believe families should make these decisions as a group, on their behalf, an advance directive may not be the correct way to prepare for the end of life, she says.

The results suggest that assessing baseline QoL in women with PRR - ROC might help identify which patients are unlikely to benefit from palliative chemotherapy, said lead study author Felicia Roncolato, MBChB, FRACP, of St. George Hospital in Sydney, Australia, on behalf of the Gynecologic Cancer Intergroup Symptom Benefit Group.

«One of the Harvard Education Press» founding goals has been to «translate» education research on behalf of education practitioners — school and district leaders, teachers, administrators,» says Douglas Clayton, the director of the Harvard Education Publishing Group.

The Mexican - American Legal Defense and Educational Fund, a Latino advocacy group, had sued on behalf of Lucresia Mayorga Santamaria, saying that two of the Dallas mother's children were discriminated against because they were assigned to English - as - a-second-language classes at Preston Hollow Elementary School based on their ethnicity, not their language...

For example, Bedrick said, the bill proposed by Rubio and Rokita would have given federal tax credits only for donations to scholarship - granting organizations that don't «earmark or set aside contributions for scholarships on behalf of any particular student, or to any specific school or group of schools.»

The weight states give to closing achievement gaps is an important factor, said Amy Wilkins, the vice president for government affairs and communications of the Education Trust, a Washington - based group that advocates on behalf of disadvantaged children.

As the late Albert Shanker said in 1985, when he was president of the American Federation of Teachers: «Teachers must be viewed... as a group that acts on behalf of its clients and takes responsibility for the quality and performance of its own ranks.»

Rather, he said, his group has lobbied on behalf of allowing DPI to essentially take over and implement improvement strategies at troubled public schools.

«This bill is not one that has ever been discussed in open community meetings, in meetings of the Boston School Committee, which I attend regularly, in the local press or in any other public way,» said Wolf, who spoke on her own behalf, not as a representative of the parent group Quality Education for Every Student (QUEST), of which she is a member.

Republican lobbyist and former state party official Brandon Scholz said the donors to outside groups that typically spend on behalf of conservative candidates in spring races are not necessarily going to spend in a state superintendent race, even if the candidate is aligned with their ideology.

The advocacy group that brought the Vergara case on behalf of California students has called the ruling a game - changer and says it could be a template for similar court battles in other states.

Residents in New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, and British Columbia must choose to opt in, said lawyer Tony Merchant, whose firm Merchant Law Group LLP has launched a class action on behalf of Canadians affected by the Equifax data breach on August.

«It's ugly; it's gotten very vicious,» said Travis Longcore of the Urban Wildlands Group, one of the organizations that sued the city on behalf of the birds.

However, when an employee of the art advising company Heller Group reached out to Gagosian Gallery on Tananbaum's behalf, the gallery said the completion date had been postponed to September 2016.

Conteh explores the fact that people posses their power solely within the actions of a group, saying about the piece, «Africans who act solely on the behalf of the interests and concerns of African people are Africans in their most powerful form, bar none.»

Speaking on behalf of the Optimum Population Trust (OPT), a campaign group that lobbies for tougher immigration laws and sterilisation, Sir David said: «I've seen wildlife under mounting pressure and it's not just from human economy or technology but behind every threat is the frightening explosion in human numbers.

My SF has mainly been at the philosophical end of the spectrum, but I am trying to hammer out some more commercially orientated stuff at my writing group (though sadly — very slowly) Hope your wife enjoys (but if not you can compensate her by saying you'll complain to the author on her behalf!)

Matt Cox, who does energy modeling for The Greenlink Group in Atlanta, and testified on behalf of Georgia Interfaith Power and Light and the Partnership for Southern Equity, said lower demand for electric power in the years since the project was first approved shows the new Vogtle units are not needed.

Advocacy efforts led by SEIA and its allies, which included U.S. - based solar module manufacturers, utilities, a broad group of lawmakers, and conservative free - market groups such as American Legislative Exchange Council, «led to a decision we are not happy with, but does display restraint on behalf of the president,» Ross Hopper said.

Senior partner David Cheyne (pictured) said: «Our new partners and counsel are an exceptional group of people and on behalf of everyone at the firm I would like to congratulate them on their promotions.