Sentences with phrase «time as a congressman»

Several other central New York Democrats, both in office and recently out, were reluctant to discuss Maffei's time as a congressman and his campaign with WRVO.

Not exact matches

«Cash4Gold has used these bad economic times as a golden opportunity to fleece hard - working people,» claimed former congressman Anthony Weiner in 2010.

For the first time ever, more than half of U.S. congressmen are worth $ 1 million or more, even as wages have remained stagnant for many Americans.

Mr. Clark (Big Jim, to his friends) has in his time run over a Republican political machine that had lasted most of a century, assorted recalcitrant Congressmen, many a would - be governor and a popular football coach, all of whom have been so ill - advised as to take him on.

Oh, I don't mean that my kids were doing that — that is what's been on the news as we followed former California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's announcement of a love child with his long - time housekeeper, the revelations that former International Monetary Fund chief Dominique Strauss - Kahn allegedly sexually assaulted a hotel maid, and that former New York Congressman Anthony Weiner had been engaging in social media hanky - panky with a bunch of young hotties on Facebook and Twitter but not without lying about it first for 10 days before resigning.

If the president is going to be around a long time then as a congressman you know that you need to be on his good side if your friends (donors) are ever going to be appointed to anything.

«As a congressman, Rick Lazio was chairman of the subcommittee that oversaw housing at the time Cuomo was HUD secretary.

«As a proud American, veteran and public servant, I believe it is time to replace partisan Republican Congressman Chris Collins,» Cole said.

As downtown Buffalo's Amtrak station remains closed for repairs following recent heavy rains, Congressman Brian Higgins is clear on his opinion of the facility - it is time to look for alternative locations.

Guy Molinari, the former borough president and congressman, was knocked as a career pol when he ran unsuccessfully for district attorney, as was former - DA and now - Congressman Daniel Donovan, though he had served some time in the Manhattan DA's office before moving into the politcongressman, was knocked as a career pol when he ran unsuccessfully for district attorney, as was former - DA and now - Congressman Daniel Donovan, though he had served some time in the Manhattan DA's office before moving into the politCongressman Daniel Donovan, though he had served some time in the Manhattan DA's office before moving into the political world.

Vincent Morgan, a challenger this year to Congressman Charlie Rangel in the 15th district, has lived in Harlem for a decade — that's more than three times as long as his cuz has been in the city (and almost ten times as long as Ford has been an official resident).

So his campaign released a television ad as rudimentary as any broadcast that political season, featuring a number of prominent politicians — City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, West Side Congressman Jerry Nadler, Manhattan borough president Scott Stringer — carrying a folded copy of The New York Times, while reading from its endorsement of his candidacy.

It also alludes to his time as «an aide» to Congressman Jerrold Nadler, a job Mr. Lasher held so long ago that he hasn't bothered to put it on his LinkedIn profile.

Paterson, who was at one time floated as a potential candidate for Rangel's seat, is now returning the favor, saying in the wake of Obama's comments about Rangel last week that the congressman deserves a chance to defend himself against the 13 ethics charges he now faces.

Indeed as this podcast shows, when a Congressman is choosing between money from a big powerful interest group or the letters from his constituents, he'll choose the letters every time.

Cahill as majority leader would be in hog heaven and just in time to fill in part the gap left by the departure of Congressman Maurice Hinchey, who leaves office on Dec. 31.

In an exclusive Op - Ed that appeared right here in The Manhattan Times, Congressman Espaillat urges Mayor Bill de Blasio to commit to creating 5,000 new units of affordable housing in Washington Heights and Inwood as a condition to supporting a rezoning of Inwood.

What Murphy wants Democratic primary voters to do is pick him, a two - term congressman (hey, that's twice as long as Graham's time in D.C.) with a bent for moderation over a field of tried - and - true progressives.

«The time is long past due for Congressman King to withdraw his endorsement and support of a man whom he only last February deemed morally unfit to be president,» said Gregory, an Amityville resident who serves as presiding officer of the Suffolk County Legislature.

Video footage of a long time and nationally powerful Democratic Congressman (as well as strong Andrew Cuomo supporter) with a newspaper reporter would have gone everywhere, turned the campaign focus on a Democrat's inappropriate outburst and sparked calls for Dems denouncing the behavior of one of their party's leaders... just like they (both the press and Dems) did for a Republican candidate for Governor and a newspaper reporter.

As Congressman Adriano Espaillat sat backstage at Lehman College's Lovinger Theater, preparing to address students, faculty and local residents, he had timing on his mind.

At the same time, a source close to the Queens congressman told The Point, Crowley has channeled pressure from the national party as well as powerful liberal unions.

While Mr. Espaillat also used Red Horse two years ago when he came just shy of unseating veteran Congressman Charlie Rangel, people close to Mr. Espaillat and Red Horse believe the firm's addition to his growing team will help vault the uptown lawmaker past Mr. Rangel, as well as new contender Pastor Mike Walrond, this time around.

Her comment at the time supports the notion that the Congressman has a broader, brighter political future: «I think anybody that actually listened to Chris Gibson, or met Chris Gibson or has looked at any of his votes or any of his values, if they are willing to put away labels, I think they would be very impressed with the man as an individual and what he can do to unite people.»

-- a photo of the congressman during his time as an Army colonel.

Sekula Gibbs was widely regarded as unelectable by Republicans due to her brief but tempestuous time in office following the resignation of former congressman Tom DeLay (R).

Ultimately, it became clear that the numbers were not going our way and that the time had come to step aside and ensure that the next congressman be seated as quickly as possible.»

Other candidates who have looked at the race previously, and may do so again, include Joyce Johnson, whom the New York Times endorsed; Assemblyman Keith Wright, the chairman of the Manhattan Democratic organization, who is close to Rangel and could be a leading candidate to replace him should Rangel step down or not seek re-election, as is often rumored to be the case; Adriano Espaillat, a newly elected state senator who could appeal to the growing Hispanic population in the district, depending on what happens with redistricting; and Adam Clayton Powell IV, the former assemblyman and the son of the legendary congressman whom Rangel unseated 40 years ago, who has run and lost against Rangel twice in the past.

The narrow victory was considered an upset at the time, and is still worth considering as Espaillat tries for a much bigger prize in a congressional primary against longtime, larger - than - life congressman Charlie Rangel.

This smart, dark and hard - edged thriller tells the story of political revenge, starring two - time Academy Award ® winner Kevin Spacey as ambitious and ruthless Democratic Congressman Frank Underwood, and Robin Wright as his equally focused wife, Claire.

This smart, dark and hard - edged thriller tells the story of political revenge, starring two - time Academy Award ® winner Kevin Spacey (American Beauty, Best Actor in a Leading Role, 1999; The Usual Suspects, Best Actor in a Supporting Role, 1995) as ambitious and ruthless Democratic Congressman Frank Underwood, and Robin Wright (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo) as his equally focused wife, Claire.

After The DVD Line closed its doors in the summer of 2000, Bill continued to write for DVD Angle for a period of time, as well as The Florida Sun, which at the time was a side project for then Florida Congressman Joe Scarborough (now host of MSNBC's «Morning Joe»).

Now, as chief of staff to Representative Gregory Meeks (D - NY), Lafargue finds herself in the thick of the action on Capitol Hill, overseeing the eight - term congressman's policy objectives and strategies and managing an office of 18 full - time and two part - time staff members, all while maintaining a policy portfolio that includes foreign affairs and international trade.

This divide is unlikely to be bridged any time soon, particularly as two of the four leading congressional players in this realm — Democratic senator Tom Harkin of Iowa and Republican congressman John Kline of Minnesota, the chairman and ranking member of the Senate and House education committees — have made clear their dislike of NCLB and all that it stands for.

As chair of the House Education and Labor committee from 2007 - 2010, Congressman Miller has been a long - time leader of ensuring that all children have access to a high quality education that equips them to compete in a global workforce.

But the sailing isn't as smooth this time around, the AP notes, because of intra-party splits: The wave of Tea Party congressmen voted into office in November 2010 largely oppose sweeping federal laws, which makes it more difficult for Republicans to unite around a course of action.

As Congressman Jared Polis crowed in a press release at the time, the meeting with Rhee was «an opportunity for Members to hear first - hand Rhee's experiences implementing reforms at the local level, discuss priorities moving forward, and collaborate on ways to better incentivize innovation and excellence in our schools to prepare students for college and jobs in the 21st century global economy.»

Israel wrote the New York Times op - ed «Nothing Will Change After the Las Vegas Shooting» and served as a U.S. Congressman from New York for nearly 16 years until retiring in January 2017.

Those in need and informed — look for class action info and write your Congressmen / Senators as if the uniformed and do nothing attitude of the admin on this site or others so far behind the times prevails — all other major banks will do the same in the next few months if they feel no consequences if Chase gets away with this — they'll just sneak in before the legislation passes.

A few of the House's most reliably pro-environment Congressmen are fighting back, as detailed in this New York Times article.

My initial response, if I had to answer it, would be to say that responding to his request would cost a lot of time and money, and that it was unclear how all this would aid Grijalva in his work as a Congressman.

On October 14, 2015, two California congressmen, Democrats Rep. Ted Lieu and Rep. Mark DeSaulnier, wrote a letter to U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch asking the Department of Justice whether Exxon Mobil violated the RICO law by «failing to disclose truthful information» regarding climate change, as reported in the Los Angeles Times.

In a September 18 House Energy and Power Subcommittee hearing (a hearing dubbed by Organizing for Action as «DenierPalooza»), Congressman Ed Whitfield (R - KY) stated, «I recently read an article that stated that the Arctic ice had nearly a million more square miles of ocean covered with ice than at this time of year,» and Congressman David McKinley (R - WV) asserted that «Arctic ice has actually grown 60 percent.»