Sentences with phrase «through chairman of the committee»

The supposed bribe was said to have been channeled through Chairman of the Committee, Joe Osei - Wusu, and Minority Chief Whip, Mohammed Mubarak Muntaka.

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He served as a member of the Treasury Borrowing Advisory Committee of the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association from May 2010 through December 2011, as chairman of the then New York Cotton Exchange from August 1992 through June 1995 and was instrumental in the creation of its Financial Instrument Exchange.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell speaks with Robert «Mike» Duncan, former chairman of the Republican National Committee, left, during a walk through inside the Quicken Loans Arena «The Q» ahead of the Republican National Convention.

Late Monday, House Rules Committee Chairman Pete Sessions (R - Texas) pushed through a measure blocking section 528 of the bill, H.R. 4909 — which requires women to register for the draft — from being included in the version that will be sent to the House floor.

In the early months of President Donald Trump's term, the congressional probe has gone through a circuitous process that has seen the recusal of several top US officials, including the House's Intelligence Committee chairman, Rep. Devin Nunes of California and Attorney General Jeff Sessions.

UPDATE: Kevin Brady, Chairman of the Ways and Means committee, has issued a letter indicating that individual owners of pass - through businesses will not be able to take a deduction for state and local income taxes on their individual returns.

* Day 1 Monday, February 22, 2016 4:00 PM -5:00 PM Registration & Networking 5:00 PM — 6:00 PM Welcome Reception & Opening Remarks Kevin de Leon, President pro Tem, California State Senate Debra McMannis, Director of Early Education & Support Division, California Department of Education (invited) Karen Stapf Walters, Executive Director, California State Board of Education (invited) 6:00 PM — 7:00 PM Keynote Address & Dinner Dr. Patricia K. Kuhl, Co-Director, Institute for Learning & Brain Sciences * Day 2 Tuesday February 23, 2016 8:00 AM — 9:00 AM Registration, Continental Breakfast, & Networking 9:00 AM — 9:15 AM Opening Remarks John Kim, Executive Director, Advancement Project Camille Maben, Executive Director, First 5 California Tom Torlakson, State Superintendent of Public Instruction, California Department of Education 9:15 AM — 10:00 AM Morning Keynote David B. Grusky, Executive Director, Stanford's Center on Poverty & Inequality 10:00 AM — 11:00 AM Educating California's Young Children: The Recent Developments in Transitional Kindergarten & Expanded Transitional Kindergarten (Panel Discussion) Deborah Kong, Executive Director, Early Edge California Heather Quick, Principal Research Scientist, American Institutes for Research Dean Tagawa, Administrator for Early Education, Los Angeles Unified School District Moderator: Erin Gabel, Deputy Director, First 5 California (Invited) 11:00 AM — 12:00 PM «Political Will & Prioritizing ECE» (Panel Discussion) Eric Heins, President, California Teachers Association Senator Hannah - Beth Jackson, Chair of the Women's Legislative Committee, California State Senate David Kirp, James D. Marver Professor of Public Policy, University of California, Berkeley Assemblyman Kevin McCarty, Chairman of Subcommittee No. 2 of Education Finance, California State Assembly Moderator: Kim Pattillo Brownson, Managing Director, Policy & Advocacy, Advancement Project 12:00 PM — 12:45 PM Lunch 12:45 PM — 1:45 PM Lunch Keynote - «How Children Succeed: Grit, Curiosity, and the Hidden Power of Character» Paul Tough, New York Times Magazine Writer, Author 1:45 PM — 1:55 PM Break 2:00 PM — 3:05 PM Elevating ECE Through Meaningful Community Partnerships (Panel Discussion) Sandra Guiterrez, National Director, Abriendo Purtas / Opening Doors Mary Ignatius, Statewide Organize of Parent Voices, California Child Care Resource & Referral Network Jacquelyn McCroskey, John Mile Professor of Child Welfare, University of Southern California School of Social Work Jolene Smith, Chief Executive Officer, First 5 Santa Clara County Moderator: Rafael González, Director of Best Start, First 5 LA 3:05 PM — 3:20 PM Closing Remarks Camille Maben, Executive Director, First 5 California * Agenda Subject to Change

It will interest you to know that the National Council of Elders of the party through the instigations of the flagbearere Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo Addo, wrote a petition to the Disciplinary Committee, to demand amongst other things that, the National Chairman, Mr. Paul Afoko, be made to step aside until after the 2016 elections which goes contrary to the party's constituetion.

On Sunday, state Democratic Committee Chairman Byron Brown, the mayor of Buffalo, released an open letter through the state committee calling for unity in the chamber, citing Washington dysfunction and the post-storm crisis in PueCommittee Chairman Byron Brown, the mayor of Buffalo, released an open letter through the state committee calling for unity in the chamber, citing Washington dysfunction and the post-storm crisis in Puecommittee calling for unity in the chamber, citing Washington dysfunction and the post-storm crisis in Puerto Rico.

Many of the contributors are not at all surprising: Erie County GOP Chairman Nick Langworthy ($ 100 personally and another $ 250 through the county committee), Erie County Conservative Party Chairman Ralph Lorigo ($ 250 personally and another $ 250 through his law office), Republican Erie County Clerk Chris Jacobs ($ 125), Sen. Mike Ranzenhofer ($ 150) and Sen. Patrick Gallivan ($ 250).

The chairman disclosed that the committee would immediately go through the forms and published the names of successful candidates, so that those with a special case can know what to do.

Last year, the Senate rushed through Cuomo's same - day appointment of Joe Lhota as MTA chairman, with a committee confirmation hearing taking place late at night via Skype while the nominee was in his home.

The chairmen of the committees already receive higher stipends for other work; the money is then funneled to the vice chairmen, even though there is nothing in state law that explicitly allows, or forbids, such a pass - through.

Graham Allen, the Labour Chairman of the House of Commons Political and Constitutional Reform Committee, has led his colleagues through the possible ways of doing so if Parliament and people so wished.

On Wednesday night, Rep. Rodney FrelinghuysenRodney Procter FrelinghuysenGOP revolts multiply against retiring Ryan Budget chairman Womack eyes appropriations switch Trump's budget chief talks spending clawback with key chairman MORE (R - N.J.), the chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, introduced the one - week bill to fund the government through May 5, predicting leadership would announce a long - term deal shortly.

He «took advantage of his position as senator and chairman of the Transportation Committee by corruptly causing lobbyists, who wanted Libous» influence to benefit their clients, to funnel money through a law firm to his son,» Manhattan U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara explained.

Since then, he rose through the party's ranks to lead its campaign committee for four years before becoming chairman of the Democratic Policy and Communications Ccommittee for four years before becoming chairman of the Democratic Policy and Communications CommitteeCommittee.

«He's done a great deal of good for this country not only through his military service, but as the Chairman of the Ways and Means Committee he's done enormous amount of great public service for our state and I intend to attend.»

«This is how we respond, with legislative fixes, through a public hearing process,» said Councilman Carlos Menchaca, Democrat of Brooklyn, the chairman of the Immigration Committee.

The Governors, in their resolution, declared that henceforth, IPOB should channel its grievances «on all national issues and submit to the Committee of Governors, Ohanaeze Ndigbo and National Assembly members from the South - East Zone, through their chairman, South - East Governors Forum.

«IPOB and all other aggrieved groups are advised to articulate their position on all national issues and submit to the Committee of Governors, Ohanaeze Ndigbo and National Assembly members from the South - East Zone, through their chairman, South - East Governors Forum.

De Blasio and Ellison released a joint statement this morning through the mayor's campaign apparatus, less than a month after the City Council's Progressive Caucus backed the African - American Muslim lawmaker for chairman of the Democratic National Committee.

Served as chairman of the New Jersey Democratic State Committee, elected Jan. 2010 through to June 2013.

The act is now in the Senate Finance Committee, whose chairman, Sen. John DeFrancisco, has indicated he's opposed to the measure, but is open to a bill proposed by fellow Republican Sen. Phil Boyle, of Long Island, that would prohibit smoking the drug while allowing it to be administered through a vaporizer, oils or edibles.

«As alleged, Thomas Libous took advantage of his position as Senator and Chairman of the Transportation Committee by corruptly causing lobbyists, who wanted Libous's influence to benefit their clients, to funnel money through a law firm to his son where Libous has gotten his son a position,» U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara said in a statement.

The Chairman of the Appointment's Committee, Joseph Osei - Owusu, is fuming furiously that no such money passed through him.

«Our main conclusion is that constitutional change, particularly, should be made only by parliament through primary legislation, not ministers using delegated powers,» said Lord Holme, the chairman of the committee.

Worried that this could jeopardize his goal of voting the bill out of committee before the Memorial Day break, Democratic Chairman Henry Waxman of California hired a speed reader, in case one was needed to publicly race through the massive bill.

Legislator Rath, Chairman of the Economic Development Committee, added that it has been frustrating trying to get information from DPW this year following the County Executive's decision to require that all requests for road work updates go through his office first.

«As we learned the morning of our last hearing, through an article in the Wall Street Journal, the Build It Back single - family program is over budget by nearly a third more money than the initial $ 1.7 billion allocated for its completion,» Councilman Mark Treyger, the committee's chairman, said.

Makarfi, who spoke through a member of his committee, Prince Dayo Adeyeye on Saturday, added that the action of the chairmen was a ruse.

Certainly no explanations were offered at the Civil Service and Pension Committee meeting, where the chairman, Sen. Martin Golden of Brooklyn, needed barely two minutes to run through a six - bill agenda including S. 5232.

As Ways and Means Committee chairman, Farrell and his Senate counterpart sit through weeks of lengthy hearings on the various aspects of the governor's budget proposal.

Powell was a one man sit in who integrated Capitol Hill and has chairman of the House Education and Labor Committee was instrumental in getting Medicaid expanison, minimum wage increases, Kennedy's New Frontier and Johnsons» War on Poverty done through legislation.

It's possible the Assembly Democrats will elect a caretaker speaker to get them through this session — someone like Codes Committee Chairman Joe Lentol, of Brooklyn, or Ways and Means Committee Chairman Denny Farrell Jr., of Manhattan — both veteran members of the chamber (and close Silver allies).

Cuomo is the «honorary chairman» of Camp Philos, «a philosopher's camp on education reform» presented by Education Reform Now, a group that has donated $ 65,000 to Cuomo since 2010 through its political action committee.

Adeniran, who spoke at a press briefing in Abuja on Monday, through the Director General of his Campaign Organisation, Alhaji Shehu Gabam, said his proposed action became necessary following alleged attempts by Makarfi and the caretaker committee to impose one of the aspirants as the national chairman.

On fears being expressed by some stakeholders that the security agencies could postpone the election at the last minute, the INEC Chairman observed that although, the responsibility of securing the environment before, during and after elections was not within the Commission's jurisdiction, the electoral umpire however maintains a close relationship with all security agencies through the Inter-Agency Consultative Committee on Election Security (ICCES).

Gordon Herr, chairman of the Southampton Town Democratic Committee, said he has «no doubt that he will be re-endorsed» by Democrats after going through a screening process.

Chairman of the House Committee, Honorable Alhassan Ado Doguwa, thanked the NNPC for its contribution, noting that the committee would sift through all the submissions by stakeholders before taken informed decisions on thCommittee, Honorable Alhassan Ado Doguwa, thanked the NNPC for its contribution, noting that the committee would sift through all the submissions by stakeholders before taken informed decisions on thcommittee would sift through all the submissions by stakeholders before taken informed decisions on the issues.

Chairman of the Constitutional, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Committee, Ben Abdallah Banda said, «When we met, the committee came to the agreement that given the interest that the public has in the bill, we can not take it under the certificate of urgency, and therefore the committee recommended to take it through the normal legislative procesCommittee, Ben Abdallah Banda said, «When we met, the committee came to the agreement that given the interest that the public has in the bill, we can not take it under the certificate of urgency, and therefore the committee recommended to take it through the normal legislative procescommittee came to the agreement that given the interest that the public has in the bill, we can not take it under the certificate of urgency, and therefore the committee recommended to take it through the normal legislative procescommittee recommended to take it through the normal legislative process.»

They've seen no increase in their $ 79,500 base pay since 1999, although many earn more salary through «lulus» or stipends for additional duties such as serving as chairmen of committees.

UPDATE 2: Bharara, in a statement, said: «As alleged, Thomas Libous took advantage of his position as Senator and Chairman of the Transportation Committee by corruptly causing lobbyists, who wanted Libous's influence to benefit their clients, to funnel money through a law firm to his son where Libous has gotten his son a position.

«That you Stephen Oronsaye a.k.a. Mr Steve Oronsaye on or about 30th December, 2014 at Abuja within the jurisdiction of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory whilst being the Chairman of the Presidential Committee on Financial Action Task Force and in such capacity entrusted with certain property to wit: the sum of N100, 000,000.00 (One Hundred Million Naira) committed Breach of Trust in respect of the said sum by converting it to your personal use through the investment of the said sum of N90, 000,000.00 in Access Bank Plc's Bankers Acceptance for a tenor of 90 days at 12.0 % interest rate each in violation of the extant financial regulations».

The six - figure ad buy from the independent expenditure group will run through Thursday as Democrats continue to hit Republicans over tax and Medicare proposals in the budget of Rep. Paul Ryan, chairman of the House Budget Committee.

«We have a an exemption in the law the [DOE] thinks they can drive a Mack Truck through,» said State Sen. Daniel Squadron, who was also joined by local Assemblyman Brian Kavanagh, Councilwoman Rosie Mendez and Councilman Robert Jackson, chairman of the Education Committee.

He served as chairman of the advisory committee to the National Science Foundation's Division of Science Resources Studies from 1987 through 1990 and is currently a member of the Advisory Boards of the School of Public Policy at Georgia Tech, the School of Management and Technology of the University of Maryland's University College, and the Loka Institute, as well as the Policy Council of the Association of Public Policy Analysis and Management.

After House Natural Resources committee chairman Doc Hastings denied Rep. Grijalva's request, Grijalva succeeded in initiating an investigation over this potential conflict of interest through DOI's Inspector General.

Senator Edward M. Kennedy, Democrat of Massachusetts and chairman of the Labor and Human Resources Committee, last week told members of the Committee for Economic Development that the Congress may need to protect education funding through innovative means.

Lamar Alexander, chairman of the Senate HELP committee, put forth a bill that leaves open the possibility of removing the federal requirement that states test students annually in reading and math from grades three through eight — a possibility that has thoroughly freaked out much of the education - reform community.