Sentence examples for statement representative from inspiring English sources

In a statement, Representative Joe L. Barton of Texas said that "ditching the deadline" would amount to panic.

But in an e-mail statement, Representative Sam Graves, the committee chairman, supported a 5 percent budget cut for the S.B.A. — even from the agency's actual 2012 appropriation.

In a statement, Representative Nancy Pelosi, the former speaker of the House, commended the president, citing his "courage in taking this action".

In the standard Democratic statement, Representative Robert A. Brady of Pennsylvania said: "Let me repeat that for some of my friends on the other side of the aisle.

In a defiant statement, Representative J. C. Watts Jr., Republican of Oklahoma, predicted that Mr. Rumsfeld's "unilateral and misguided decision regarding Crusader will be resisted by Congress".

In a statement, Representative John D. Dingell, the Michigan Democrat and chairman of the Energy and Commerce Committee, underlined the depth of congressional skepticism.

In a joint statement, representatives of the National Basketball Association and the players union called the three-hour meeting productive.

In a statement, representatives of the Writers Guild of America West and the Writers Guild of America East acknowledged the step as a positive one, but they said other outstanding proposals on matters including payments for digital media work were unsatisfactory.

In a statement, representatives said they met with hotel executives and "expressed very clearly that we cannot condone or tolerate these harsh and repressive laws".

In a statement, representatives for the Channelview School District said: "The district does not condone the incident that occurred and we are taking this matter very seriously".

With his first question after opening statements, Representative Tom Davis, a Virginia Republican, asked each of the eight officials if he had discussed a contract with the vice president's office.