Although a few Democrats have taken to sleeping in their offices, the practice is more popular with conservative members: Republicans made up 26 of the 33 representatives taking up residence in their offices, according to CREW.
The promotion came only after a union representative took up his cause.
New UNICEF Representative takes up duties in Liberia Monrovia, Liberia, 20 October 2009 – Newly appointed UNICEF country representative Isabel Crowley has officially taken up her duties in Liberia today by presenting her credentials to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Hon.
He lobbied the Representatives to quickly take up and pass reconstruction opportunity zone (ROZ) legislation.
New UNICEF Representative arrives to take up post [PDF] LILONGWE, 12 February 2009 – Newly-appointed UNICEF Representative to Malawi.
The group, which will be led by a panel of 27 national regulatory chiefs plus a commission representative, is to take up its work next year.
"[T]here is no reason to continue to wait forever for the legislature, or continue to complain to our state representatives, who may never take up the issue at all,"Buchanon wrote in his email.
After commenting that the House had passed a bill to fund veterans' programs that the Senate had yet to take up, Representative Tim Huelskamp, Republican of Kansas, asked Mr. Shinseki, "Do you think Harry Reid doesn't like the V.A. or our veterans?" Mr. Reid is the Senate majority leader.
Tomorrow the U.S. House is expected to take up Representative Boccieri's "The Protecting Gun Owners in Bankruptcy Act of 2010," a bill that would guarantee that the guns of individuals facing bankruptcy would be exempt from the claims of creditors.
An important provision of the treaty requires periodic meetings of representatives of signatory nations to take up occasional problems.
