单词 | resident commissioner |
例句 | Jenniffer González-Colón, the resident commissioner of Puerto Rico and its lone representative in Congress, backed a compromise measure among competing plans. House Passes Bill That Could Pave the Way for Puerto Rican Statehood 2022-12-15T05:00:00Z Puerto Rico is represented by a non-voting resident commissioner who is elected every four years. US House panel eyes prospect of seating Cherokee delegate 2022-11-16T05:00:00Z Puerto Rico has a resident commissioner who is elected every four years. Cherokee Nation demands a delegate in Congress, citing provisions in 1835 treaty 2022-09-28T04:00:00Z Since then, nearly 400 women have served as U.S. representatives, delegates, resident commissioners or senators, Vermont likely to elect its 1st woman to Congress this year 2022-05-29T04:00:00Z Voters in the District of Columbia, Guam, the Virgin Islands, and American Samoa each elect a delegate to represent them in the House, and Puerto Rico chooses a resident commissioner. Magruder's American Government 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z The uncertainty over Bussey-Reeder came as the Housing Authority asked the council to approve emergency legislation extending the terms of three resident commissioners whose seats expired Oct. D.C. attorney general’s office: Housing chair ineligible to serve due to tax debt 2021-12-07T05:00:00Z Because of the coronavirus pandemic, the agency postponed the election of the resident commissioners for a year, believing it had the legal authority to extend their terms. D.C. Housing Authority scrambles to extend terms of three board members 2021-12-06T05:00:00Z The New Progressive Party's candidate for resident commissioner — Puerto Rico's nonvoting delegate to the U.S. Puerto Rico wants statehood — but only Congress can make it the 51st state in the U.S. 2020-12-20T05:00:00Z Although Puerto Rico nationals are U.S. citizens and send a non-voting resident commissioner to the House, they are prohibited from voting in general presidential elections. Disaster aid bill stalls in U.S. Congress over Puerto Rico 2019-04-01T04:00:00Z “The governor of Puerto Rico and the resident commissioner put their political interests in front of the country’s needs and kept quiet.” Trump adversary to run for Puerto Rico governor in 2020 2019-03-22T04:00:00Z The resident commissioners include Antonio Taliaferro, who was the subject of a Housing Authority investigation into allegations that he had verbally abused and harassed agency staff. D.C. attorney general’s office: Housing chair ineligible to serve due to tax debt 2021-12-07T05:00:00Z But the housing authority’s interim counsel, Andrea Powell, “researched and determined that DC law does not allow holdover terms for the resident commissioners,” Tony Robinson, a Housing Authority spokesman, wrote in an email. D.C. Housing Authority scrambles to extend terms of three board members 2021-12-06T05:00:00Z Next, Votaw threw herself into work on Capitol Hill, including as chief of staff for the resident commissioner from Puerto Rico, a nonvoting member of Congress. The grief chronicles: Reflections from those who loved and lost during the past year 2017-12-14T05:00:00Z They pay federal taxes, but the resident commissioner who represents them in Congress has no vote, and their votes in presidential elections are largely symbolic, since the island has no electoral votes. Slow arrival of hurricane aid revives statehood debate in Puerto Rico 2017-10-03T04:00:00Z The federal effort has come in for praise from some, including Jenniffer González-Colón, Puerto Rico’s resident commissioner and the island’s representative in Congress. San Juan Mayor Rebukes Trump Administration for Rosy Comments on Relief Effort 2017-09-29T04:00:00Z Carmen Votaw, 81, a women’s rights activist, officer of several women’s organizations and chief of staff to the resident commissioner of Puerto Rico to the U.S. Washington-area obituaries of note 2017-03-29T04:00:00Z At the moment, the board’s three resident commissioners are “inactive until the emergency legislation passes,” Robinson wrote. D.C. Housing Authority scrambles to extend terms of three board members 2021-12-06T05:00:00Z On Sunday, Puerto Rico’s nonvoting resident commissioner in Congress lost his primary, in part because he supported the legislation. Weighed by Debt, Puerto Ricans Divided Over Federal Oversight 2016-06-08T04:00:00Z Pedro Pierluisi, Puerto Rico’s resident commissioner in Congress, said although the bill is not perfect and does not meet all of his criteria for his support, he may be able to support it. Despite some issues, Democrats get behind Puerto Rico bill 2016-05-19T04:00:00Z Puerto Rico’s resident commissioner to Congress, Pedro Pierluisi, said he planned to push for federal legislation this week that would allow the commonwealth to approve bankruptcy filings by its municipalities and public corporations. Judge Threatens Plan for Puerto Rico to Avert Financial Catastrophe 2015-02-09T05:00:00Z Bharat Lal, the resident commissioner in Gujarat, who attended the meeting, said Mr. Modi and Ms. Powell discussed a variety of issues, including security, defense, economic cooperation and education. India Ink: U.S. Ambassador Meets with Narendra Modi in Gujarat 2014-02-13T11:55:47Z Bonds said lawmakers can extend the terms of the resident commissioners because it was the council that created the board in its present version in 1999. D.C. Housing Authority scrambles to extend terms of three board members 2021-12-06T05:00:00Z “He made absolutely clear that there is no ‘Plan B’ here,” said Pedro Pierluisi, the departing resident commissioner, after a meeting with Mr. Obama on Wednesday. Weighed by Debt, Puerto Ricans Divided Over Federal Oversight 2016-06-08T04:00:00Z At Halifax and afterwards at Sheerness, as resident commissioner, he was employed till April 1804, when appointed rear admiral he hoisted his flag on the Gladiator, and the following month was created a baronet. The Loyalists of Massachusetts And the Other Side of the American Revolution 2012-04-02T02:00:25.387Z Resident Commissioner at Washington.—The interests of the island are looked after at Washington by a resident commissioner who is elected by the qualified voters for a term of four years. Government in the United States National, State and Local 2011-11-16T03:00:28.590Z Brief of Honorable Tulio Larrinaga, resident commissioner from Porto Rico to the United States of America before the Committee on ways and means. All About Coffee As resident commissioner, Mr. Fisher had powers equal to those of the Governor, and was thus enabled to prolong the contest. History of Australia and New Zealand From 1606 to 1890 The state has already erected a house on the bank of Itasca lake, and has a resident commissioner in charge of the park. The History of Minnesota and Tales of the Frontier Commissioners: There are two resident commissioners sent to the United States from the Philippines with seats in the House of Representatives, but cannot vote, only taking part in the debates. Citizenship A Manual for Voters Resident Commissioners.—The legislature is allowed to choose two resident commissioners to represent the islands at Washington. Government in the United States National, State and Local 2011-11-16T03:00:28.590Z There is elected by the people a "resident commissioner" to the United States, who, unlike the delegates from other Territories, has no seat in Congress, but rather has official relations with the President. Our Government: Local, State, and National: Idaho Edition The island is represented at Washington by a resident commissioner. A Brief History of the United States They send as their representative to Congress, a resident commissioner. Citizenship A Manual for Voters |
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