Sentences with phrase «told reporters»

In a press briefing Thursday, State Department spokesperson John Kirby told reporters that the commercial flight resumption is «just one step» in the two countries» efforts to normalize relations since last year's restoration of diplomatic ties.

Two weeks after Redford's remarks, federal Finance Minister Jim Flaherty told reporters lower government revenues follow from lower commodity prices like «night follows the day,» meaning a hard line of spending as he approaches his own coming budget.

Chief inspector Bruce Hung Hin - kau told reporters that the arrested drivers were charged with not possessing hire - car permits and third party risk insurance, both vital for driving a private car for reward in the city.

I certainly don't like the optics,» Trump told reporters as he was boarding Marine One.

Maine Sen. Susan Collins told reporters on Monday that the proposal was appealing, as long as it was limited to purchases only.

U.S. officials have told reporters they believe North Korea was connected to the Sony attack, though the evidence is only circumstantial.

«Absolutely we would want to go and consider different options out there,» he told reporters in a conference call.

Elon Musk, SpaceX's CEO, told reporters on Tuesday there will be the equivalent of 4 million pounds of TNT on the launchpad which will generate 5 million pounds of thrust at lift - off.

Because we had to negotiate with Democrats and with the Senate,» Ryan told reporters on Wednesday.

Sunday's tweets followed up on Trump's comments on Saturday, in which the president told reporters on the White House lawn that «What has been shown is no collusion.»

David Wells, a Goldman spokesperson, declined to comment to news outlets on the SEC decision to drop its investigation, but regarding the DOJ decision to drop the criminal investigation, he reportedly told reporters, «We are pleased that this matter is behind us.»

CEO Mark Zuckerberg told reporters during a call that the company had made a «huge mistake» in not admitting its responsibilities.

Newton told reporters on Tuesday that the phrase «keep our state straight» had nothing to do with sexual orientation.

«It is a day of deep reflection on how to go forward in Germany,» Merkel told reporters.

«We want to enter into modernity with the laws that govern alcohol permits,» Coiteux told reporters.

Rubicon has told reporters and potential investors that its own diversion rate «is three times the rate of landfill companies,» yet refuses to disclose the rate (on or off the record), saying the figure is a competitive advantage.

He told reporters he would like to engage in a duel with Gattine, a remark he later described as metaphoric.

1994: McAfee resigns from his company, possibly due to continuing controversy over his statements about the Michelangelo virus, a computer bug that caused a scare in early 1992 after McAfee told reporters it could affect as many as 5 million machines.

«We're very, very close to a historic legislative victory the likes of which rarely this country has ever seen,» Trump told reporters at a lunch with Republican members of the conference committee negotiating the bill.

«The cab driver was incredibly knowledgeable about the difference between Virgin and Sky in every feature,» Roberts told reporters on Tuesday.

After the majority leader's speech, Republican Sens. Jeff Flake, Susan Collins and Lindsey Graham told reporters they were optimistic that a deal was close on several issues.

«It was outside the model of what a movie should be, in terms of return on investment,» producer Jeremy Kleiner told reporters backstage.

Yasuhide Mizuno, Honda's China chief, told reporters on the sidelines of the Shanghai auto show on Wednesday the automaker was «expediting» the development of the EV.

We conquered Jupiter,» lead mission scientist Scott Bolton, with the Southwest Research Institute in San Antonio, told reporters on Tuesday.

At the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, the U.S. dollar took a significant dent after Mnuchin told reporters, «a weaker dollar is good for us as it relates to trade and opportunities.»

«The president's got a number of people that could potentially fill that role,» the White House press secretary, Sarah Huckabee Sanders, told reporters Wednesday.

«His common sense approach to monetary policy and financial regulation are exactly what the Federal Reserve needs right now and we look forward to his confirmation» a senior Fed official told reporters in a conference call following the appointment.

«Our view of self driving vehicles is it's a supplementary solution to some of the issues that we are unable to solve with existing supply,» Lim Kell Jay, head of Grab Singapore, told reporters.

Republican Senator Lindsey Graham told reporters on Wednesday that the legislative process had «pretty much ground to a halt» amid the tumult in Washington.

During his official visit to Israel on Monday, Pence told reporters it was a «great honor» to be meeting in «Israel's capital, Jerusalem,» referencing President Donald Trump's controversial decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital.

Lenovo plans to keep both smartphone brands, selling under Motorola's name in developed markets such as the U.S. and Europe and under its own in developing countries where it already is established, Chief Financial Officer Wong Waiming told reporters.

«The opioid crisis is an emergency and I'm saying officially right now it is an emergency,» Trump told reporters in Bedminster, N.J. on Thursday.

«Eventually, we'll come to the point we'll just have one operating pond at a time,» George told reporters at the ceremony.

Before the meeting, Trump told reporters he would address the Dodd - Frank financial reform act and the banking industry with the group.

But chief Mexican negotiator Ken Smith told reporters that none would wrap up this time.

«The board confirming they are going to focus on the shareholders, that's the perfect step as far as we are concerned today,» he told reporters.

«At this point, I don't see this market adjustment spilling over into financial conditions - but Ill be watching carefully,» Kaplan, a non-voting member of the Fed's policy committee, told reporters in Frankfurt.

«I think we have a deal,» Hatch, a Utah Republican, told reporters without going into more detail about what it would include.

Michael Powell, a former FCC chairman who heads a trade group representing major cable companies and broadcasters, told reporters that internet providers would not block content because it would not make economic sense and consumers would not stand for it.

«Let's compare the (maximum) $ 5 million in a fine versus the billions of dollars of investment and the thousands of jobs,» Bilous told reporters at the legislature Tuesday.

That may be a bad sign, I'm not sure,» Musk told reporters during a phone call on Monday.

Bob Shanks, Ford chief financial officer, told reporters Wednesday that he expects one - third of the cuts to be achieved by the end of 2020.

«A few hours ago I was sitting on the computer typing on a 10 - key,» Foster told reporters after the game.

«What that means is that, whenever you see that number go up on Wall Street, it means jobs, it means success, it means 401 (k) s are flourishing,» Trump told reporters.

«My view is that, at least in my career as an investor, this is probably the toughest market today to operate in as a value investor,» Wiseman told reporters in a briefing Friday.

«It's really the technology that mounts on the drones that makes it very important,» Shekar Natarajan, Walmart's vice president of logistics strategy, told reporters.

«It's not in our interests that the process freezes up,» Macron told reporters in Paris, adding he had spoken with Merkel shortly after the failure of talks.

In a news conference that followed the committee meeting, Silvester told reporters his company creates software for clients that's similar to tools designed for and used by Canada's three major political parties.

«They might be expanding the Buffalo piece, a little more than they would the Canadian piece,» Porter told reporters.

Italy's U.N. Ambassador Sebastiano Cardi, the current Security Council president, told reporters late Tuesday that «It's certainly very worrying.