Sentences with phrase «spoke in favor»

Earlier, Finance Minister Anton Siluanov spoke in favor of limiting cryptocurrency trading.

President of CVA, Oliver Bussmann, has recently spoke in favor of governments developing clear and comprehensive regulatory frameworks for ICOs, stating that «the explosion of innovation surrounding blockchain and cryptocurrency technologies... has caught the attention of regulators worldwide, who wish to protect participants by clarifying the exact function and legal and tax status of the tokens....

Three residents spoke in favor of the project while two residents living in homes to the east of the proposed project spoke out against the project, citing issues with privacy, traffic and the aesthetic of the planned project.

A Democratic delate spoke in favor of revivng legislation to ban bump stocks, raise the age to 21 to purchase semiautomatic

Sen Jack Westwood spoke in favor of drug treatment and rehabilitation in lieu of incarceration.

Yesterday, key White House officials spoke in favor of climate legislation.

But farmers organizations support more aggressive measures, and the Bavarian agricultural minister, Helmut Brunner, promptly spoke in favor of relaxing the endangered species protections, even extending to culling wolves if necessary, according to German news Die Welt.

Former Environmental Protection Agency employees spoke in favor of the plan, or of improving it.

More than 30 individuals and organizations spoke in favor — and nearly 70 more signed in as supporters.

In the face of recent megastorms and other extreme climate events, an historic effort to address carbon pollution in DC gained new momentum on Wednesday, October 25 as three Councilmembers spoke in favor of the bill before a cheering crowd at the Wilson Building.

Accordingly, in the 1990s and early years of the present century, I wrote and spoke in favor of the landmark national legislation supporting street dog sterilization in India, Turkey, and Costa Rica before those laws were passed.

Kelley Christensen, the county's special events coordinator, also spoke in favor of the proposal to open parks up to dogs, saying many people have dogs and they should be welcome in more parks.

Trump spoke in favor of school choice when «properly done» and declared that «millions of poor, disadvantaged students are trapped in failing schools.»

Only those already enrolled in or employed by Relay and two paid advocates forConnecticut charter schools spoke in favor of approving Relay.

Two AAE member teachers and AAE Regional Membership Director Kristi Lacroix spoke in favor of the bill that would allow educators the freedom to make well - informed choices.

Of the more than 50 people who spoke at the hearing, only one resident of Stamford spoke in favor of the application.

National Teacher of the Year and Waterbury educator Jahana Hayes spoke in favor of a recommendation that the State Board of Education approved that prohibits mastery exams from being used in the calculation of teachers» summative ratings.

Lobbyists for the Georgia School Boards Association and the Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce spoke in favor of the bill, which now goes to the full Ways and Means Committee.

If Mickey Mouse turned up promising to turn two public schools into private charter schools, the corporate «reformers» would back him to the hilt, and they would be sending live «supporters» to any meeting at which Mickey Mouse spoke in favor of his proposal.

Key players in the school building community spoke in favor of Liu's proposal but one noteworthy group — the Coalition for Adequate School Housing — stopped short of throwing its full weight behind the bill.

The Council of Chief State School Officers did not return messages seeking comment, though school chiefs from Massachusetts and Tennessee spoke in favor of the change during the conference call.

Even former Los Angeles Unified School District Superintendent John Deasy, who spoke in favor of the lawsuit, admitted that his district had successfully let go of hundreds of below - par teachers.

Chester E. Finn Jr., professor of education and public policy at Vanderbilt University, spoke in favor of the concept, which is supported by the Reagan Administration.

May 12, 2018 • In New Orleans, activists who spoke in favor of a proposed gas plant turned out to be paid actors.

They all wrote or spoke in favor of vegetarianism (see Roshi Philip Kapleau's To Cherish All Life).

During the markup, Representative Mark Pocan (D - WI) spoke in favor of using only the «unique identifier,» but the Republican majority dismissed the idea.

As the subcommittee followed through on that threat, even a senator from a state directly involved in the U.S. ITER project spoke in favor of ending it.

He spoke in favor of striking Verizon workers, and called Joe Ricketts, the billionaire owner of news websites DNAinfo and Gothamist, a «coward» when he closed both sites following a vote by workers to unionize.

Town board member Sue Lyon spoke in favor of wind development.

Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos spoke in favor of the bill.

But not a single person in attendance at the meeting spoke in favor of the deal.

Four candidates for New York governor spoke in favor of cannabis at the rally: Cynthia Nixon (Democrat), Joel Giambra (Republican - turned - Reform), Larry Sharpe (Libertarian), and Howie Hawkins (Green).

In 2014, he introduced a few Bronx residents who were visiting the Capitol, spoke in favor of a few resolutions, and defended his own bills.

Several citizens spoke in favor of free WiFi ahead of the meeting, but some councilors were concerned about the price of the project and how soon it came up for a vote.

Nader spoke in favor of raising the minimum wage and the need for the State to hold on to, rather than rebate, the stock transfer tax.

That plan includes subsidies for financially stressed nuclear plants, which is why most of the audience at the hearing spoke in favor of the effort.

Schoenberger spoke in favor of gun rights, and noted that he himself is a gun owner.

(WBEN) The Erie County Ethics Board has ruled that there was no violation of their rules when Erie County Sheriff Tim Howard appeared in uniform at a Niagara Square rally April First and spoke in favor of the second amendment and President Donald Trump.

Several residents spoke in favor of the project at the May 1 town board meeting, citing the need to grow the local economy.

Some objected, others fumed, and few spoke in favor.

Before the vote about two dozen community members spoke in favor of the resolution.

Local elected officials and preservation organizations spoke in favor of the plan.

Schroeder not only voted «yes» on same - sex marriage in 2009, but also spoke in favor of the bill on the floor.

The blog State of Politics reports that hours after Cuomo spoke in favor of campaign finance reform in a news conference, he attended a $ 20,000 a plate fundraiser at the home of his sister and brother in law, Maria and Kenneth Cole.

Garry Van Gorder, Executive Director of Cortland County Business Development Agency was one who spoke in favor, citing the town's well - known history of protecting the aquifer.

But two people who took to the podium spoke in favor of Common Core, to the displeasure of the crowd.

Former Olympian and Women's National Basketball Association star Lisa Leslie spoke in favor of charter schools, and hip - hop artist Ashanti performed to close the rally.

At four public hearings, not a single individual spoke in favor of this deal.

Ten people spoke in favor of the agreement.

Among the roughly 20 people who spoke in favor of the tax breaks today were Walt Dixie and Twiggy Billue, of Jubilee Homes; Vito Sciscioli, former city economic development director; City Councilor Chad Ryan and County Legislator Chris Ryan; Jason Smorol, general manager of the Syracuse Chiefs; former City Councilor Mike Atkins; and Lauren Staniec, leader of the Syracuse chapter of the U.S. Green Building Council.