Sentence examples for administration appointments from inspiring English sources

After all, the Senate does technically have the power to block administration appointments for any reason it feels like.

The adviser was accused in June of accepting bribes in exchange for influence in public administration appointments.

Wielding carrots along with sticks, Mr. Cuomo personally cultivated lawmakers who might be tempted to criticize him publicly and even offered administration appointments to Silver loyalists.

Just when Democrats thought it was time to triumphantly claim hard-won administration appointments, Team Obama has created a vetting process worthy of aspirants for political sainthood.

The agreement between them and Mr. Reid was merely a handshake pact, and many of them see that fight as a separate issue altogether because it involved higher-ranking administration appointments like cabinet secretaries.

For example, in 2010, Senator Lindsey Graham, Republican of South Carolina, threatened to block Obama administration appointments unless money was provided for a harbor dredging project in his home state.

Despite this evidence and much more documenting the real dangers of exposure, Sen. Vitter pushed for further study in an effort to delay EPA's attempt to regulate formaldehyde, going so far as to hold up an Obama administration appointment to a top job at EPA unless then-Administrator Lisa P. Jackson agreed to have the National Academy of Sciences review EPA's formaldehyde assessment.

Today, administration officials said the third person who received an administration appointment after a recommendation from Mr. Lay was Glenn L. McCullough Jr., whom President Bush appointed as chairman of the T.V.A. on July 19 , 2001

Duffy added: "We were initially contacted on 14 November 2014 and I am unaware of any prior discussions or planning regarding timetables for an administration appointment".

In return, his father put his team of advisers and his own political talents at his son's disposal, helping him gain a Clinton administration appointment and embark on a political career.

Mr. Bush, who said he first learned of the threat last week, went about his workday as usual, even joking about the appearance of extra television cameras at a previously scheduled news conference where he announced an administration appointment.