I am confident that history will show that this vote in Congress was a turning point, that it occurred because a handful of elected officials thought it was more expedient to put the interests of the gun lobby ahead of the people they have been elected to represent, that they thought they could just continue to get away with it.
A handful of elected officials poured oil on the fire by making harsh comments, calling the migrants "a cancer," blaming them for spreading AIDS, and worsening an already delicate situation.
Critics say the reforms would also shift funds from states and cities, where a handful of elected officials still oppose him, to communal councils, new local governing entities that are predominantly pro-Chávez.
Asked about his party's 2018 prospects, congressman Mark Meadows, of North Carolina, one of a handful of elected officials who attended the Koch conference, acknowledged that the House majority is at risk.
Once you have a handful of elected officials in a distinct geography, your institution is now one of the power centers people must address when planning higher-level campaigns.
"I was down there, one of a handful of elected officials, trying to give our police commissioner more tools to hold officers accused of wrongdoing accountable".
Indeed, only a handful of elected yes-people serve on the House and Senate Intelligence Committees and the rest of Congress -- roughly 90percentt -- are denied key NSA information needed to provide oversight.
Since then, only a handful of elected officials and prominent public figures have identified themselves as socialists, but their radical views continue to influence public opinion.
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A handful of elected officials in attendance — such as Boehner, Ryan and Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C. — used personal money or funds from their campaigns or leadership PACs to attend the conference, according to their spokespeople.
Clinton's posse of Empire State backers — New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, and a handful of other elected officials were on hand, joining her on the stage in a blue-state Establishment phalanx.
