Of all the former lawmakers, Mr. Archer, now at PricewaterhouseCoopers, left Congress most recently, and still has substantial ties to the tax-writing Ways and Means Committee, which he headed.
Chairman Dennis Hedke has substantial ties to fossil fuel and utility interests pushing anti-clean energy legislation through the Kansas House Energy Committee.
American officials, however, seemed uncertain this week of the effect of the measures because it's unclear whether the blacklisted officials have substantial ties to the United States.
Now, to say that I have substantial ties is total nonsense," Cohen said, reading from an email he said Millian wrote after media coverage that mentioned him.
In denying bail, Judge Maas said that the government appears to have a "very strong case" against Mr. Higazy, and that he has "a substantial incentive to flee a community he doesn't have substantial ties with".
And the organizations have substantial ties to the Bloomberg administration: Mr. Bloomberg, since becoming mayor, has personally donated $200,000 to Agudath Israel, and a former top aide to the mayor is a lobbyist for Ohel.
For more information, see https://www.mi5.gov.uk/careers/how-to-apply-vetting-process.aspx You must be a born or naturalised British citizen to work for The Security Service: One of your parents should also be British or have substantial ties to the UK.
And, Moody's points out, GMAC will still have substantial ties to GM, which is keeping a minority 49% stake, and thus has exposure to the outcome of GM's negotiations with its labor unions and bankrupt parts supplier Delphi.
They had proved wrong the Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials who asserted on a form that he should remain detained because he didn't have substantial ties to the community in the Cleveland area.
If the man had substantial ties to terrorism, he should have been arrested and charged; harassing an American citizen's family as a way of blackmailing him into doing dangerous work for the FBI is an abuse of power (albeit a not particularly surprising one, given how the federal agency operates).
