Sentences with phrase «spent on constituent»

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«Where we need innovation and where I think we are going to finally see social entrepreneurs spend more and more time is the public sector, because the big challenge that is facing every community on the planet is that government and public policy are not moving at the pace of technology or even meeting expectations of constituents,» says Blumenthal.

Senators also spent a significant amount of time reading letters from constituents about the effects of the scandal on their own lives, which not only looks bad for Stumpf and Wells Fargo, but also allows the politicians an easy opportunity to prove that they are working for the people who elect them.

«Instead of apologizing to his constituents for coming under a House Ethics investigation for potential insider trading and abuse of office violations, Collins has spent his time in Washington — when he's not voting to cut healthcare coverage and raise taxes for millions of New Yorkers — bragging to anyone who will listen about how much money he's made for himself and other members of Congress on this insider deal.

That list includes Rep. Chris Gibson (NY - 20), who considers his time in D.C. a «deployment,» and eschews paying rent on an apartment or a house while he's in the nation's capital — a place he tries to spend as little time as possible in favor of being back in the district with his family and constituents.

In a unique exercise, the Tory MP is spending tens of thousands of pounds on a postal ballot to give his Richmond Park constituents the last word on whether he runs or not.

NYC Public Financing System Kept Focus on Constituents Although outside spending played a role in New York City's first citywide election since the Citizens United decision, Mark Schmitt argues in the New Republic that public financing helped keep the focus on small donors.

Between April and September 2016, ahead of last year's Assembly and Senate elections, the Legislature spent $ 7 million just on bulk postage for mailings to constituents, according to a recent report by the fiscally conservative Empire Center for Public Policy.

The bills were based, by law, on the spending plan Paterson first proposed in January, but they restored some of his school aid cuts, eliminated his tax cap and took out a proposal to allow SUNY and CUNY the ability to raise tuition unilaterally — basically all the stuff that might possibly have compelled any of the members to explain anything difficult to their constituents.

The Member of Parliament who hails from Sankore decided to spend the Easter holidays and celebrate the festive season with his family and constituents only to be attacked by known activists and followers of the former NPP Member of Parliament George Yaw Boakye around 1:00 AM on 1st April, 2018.

«My constituents have loved the opportunity to vote on how their tax dollars are spent,» said Council Member Mark Weprin.

«Participatory Budgeting gives our communities a direct say on how the City spends public dollars and provides Council offices with an incredible tool for building relationships and engaging a broad range of constituents,» said Council Member Ritchie Torres.

Democratic Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver spent $ 1,900 on bus company Zaly's Tours so constituents could visit Albany for the governor's State of the State Address.

Offering constituents a chance to spend $ 1 million on projects they themselves choose is a rare opportunity I'm glad to take part in.

In the meantime, Wills said he is spending time letting his constituents come to him and provide feedback on Council District 28, which includes the neighborhoods of Jamaica, South Ozone Park, Richmond Hill and Rochdale Village.

«I intend to spend the remaining weeks of my term in office working tirelessly on behalf of my constituents.

PB allows district constituents to propose projects and vote on how to spend roughly $ 1 million in discretionary funds to improve their communities.

MPs want answers to their constituents» concerns on spending cuts — and a broader vision of what a Conservative government is about.

Streeter said on Saturday night: «Our constituents would never understand why we want to spend nine months on an issue that they care little about.

Evans explains that she spent the following two - and - a-half days seeing just what a politician's life involves, sitting in on meetings with local business people, watching debates from the gallery of the House, and spending time in the office where Dawson deals with an astonishing range of queries from constituents.

In the end, Republicans captured the default position on tax and spending policy at relatively limited cost to their high - income constituents.

They apparently did not need any information on the $ 8.7 billion public school system or the remaining $ 2.8 billion spent on the other 15 constituent institutions of the University of North Carolina System.

Rather than acknowledging the fact that next year's class - size requirements remain a $ 300 - million - plus - untold - capital - costs unfunded mandate, and that districts continue to spend all of their classroom teacher money on teachers, General Assembly members are pretending the mandate is fully funded, and sending out inaccuracy - filled emails to constituents.

«Members of Congress need to listen to their constituents who do not want to slash public schools in order to spend millions of dollars on private schools.

(ST. JOSEPH, IN)- Congresswoman Jackie Walorski spent several hours on Wednesday, April 19 meeting with her constituents who participate in an evidence - based family support program in St. Joseph County.