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The muscle behind this plan is the broad spectrum of the partnership. We have representatives involved with flood control, water quality, habitat, water supply and conservation, and city and county governments, and we realized from the beginning there were challenges that kept each of us from realizing our individual goals.

Linda Shead

We are continuing to meet with representatives of the pilots union, and we continue to make progress on a new contract.

Bill Mellon

We're in a republic, not a democracy. The founders were very careful to say they were worried about allowing people to directly elect representatives.

David Epstein

We have a signed settlement that says we could choose our own representatives.

Michelle Turner

Even though we have a democratically controlled House, we have committee chairmen from both political parties in the Texas House of Representatives.

Harvey Kronberg

We want people to do something – to contact their government representatives and let them know that you're concerned that so many people are dying per day, and that you would appreciate it if they supported the Millennium Development Plan.

Anabella Hedman

I feel happy that I was chosen to attend the program. I am very excited about traveling to Washington, DC and hope that I will get to meet one of our Senators or Representatives.

Lawrence Henry

Every school from the elementary to the two middle schools to the high school, we had representatives of every school.

Rusty Fumi

But there?s nothing to prevent a board from appointing a teacher or anyone else in an advisory capacity. We do know of districts that have student representatives, but we don?t know of any cases of teachers who have actually been appointed to such positions.

Brent Ghan

Tom DeLay and the other leadership of the House of Representatives are not going to impeach George W. Bush, ... The good news is that in November of 2004, the American people will have a chance to both impeach and remove George W. Bush in one step.

Bob Graham

If music becomes free, then I want the government's representatives who work for the public good to also do so for free.

Michel Sardou

As members of Congress, they were elected as representatives of their constituents.

Panfilo Lacson

We are continuing to negotiate actively with the representatives and hospital industry to keep talks going through this session.

Anne Murphy

I feel the public should be informed continuously of what's going on in Harrisburg, what issues are going on in the House and the Senate, and I feel that people should know what issues are coming before the Legislature. With the pay raise, I feel that everyone's eyes will be on Harrisburg, on the House of Representatives, to make the right decisions at the proper time.

Gerald Lucia

This is a fun way to make it open to the community, by having outer island student representatives on the commission.

Lois Hamaguchi

[The couple not only wanted to honor Hunter, but they also wanted to thank the Lowell police and fire departments for their hand in finding Hunter. Representatives of both departments accepted plaques from the family on behalf of the departments.] You never know how important they are until they are needed, ... We had about 100 people out here searching.

Chris Long

A number of issues were raised by those present and the representatives have resolved to return to their respective groups in an attempt to resolve some of the issues raised.

Mark Goodwin

It was phenomenal. We actually got to listen in on the House of Representatives meeting. It's amazing how many people it takes to run the state.

Justin Spicer

Sadly, it appears that the N.C. House of Representatives is for sale. It is an institution where everything has a price, and Jim Black is the proprietor.

Ferrell Blount

Call your senators and representatives and ask them if they're willing to support having that program cut or -- failing that -- what else they're willing to cut in order to fund Katrina relief.

Glenn Reynolds

Children will be able to crawl on many of the vehicles, but drivers and representatives will be standing by most vehicles to assist parents and children with seating, climbing, blowing horns and giving demonstrations.

David Pies

We had to talk one-on-one with as many representatives as possible. If they're not from Beaufort, they don't know what's going on down here.

Roberta Gunderson

The more I see of the representatives of the people, the more I admire my dogs.

Alphonse De Lamartine

The Albanian representatives demanded more time for additional consultations, so they could not accept and sign this agreement.

Rasim Ljajic

There was no mention of content, ... The White House and its representatives did not say anything about that because they knew that was not the subject that was up for either debate or suggestion. Content was off the table.

Jack Valenti

The representatives from various community groups really pleased me.

Aaron Blake

The bike lane and the associated roadway changes were discussed in detail with bicycle community representatives and the Fremont community. It is standard in the city for there to be bike lanes in both directions. Thirty-fourth was an exception, with the Burke Gilman providing the additional lane.

Wayne Wentz

I think as more and more fishermen across the state realize what's been done to their resource, they will be asking their representatives for some action.

Jeff Herrick

We also as the duly elected representatives of the people feel that it is the people who must set our agenda in respect of the legislation which we pass or the repeal of any existing laws.

Burchell Whiteman

It will totally take away the argument that it is just 'activist judges' who are finding for marriage nondiscrimination. It's the people's representatives in the largest state in the nation doing this.

Geoff Kors

There have been serious discussions by representatives of the four zoos to ask if there are ways that the price of keeping pandas can be negotiated downward.

Don Lindburg

We have no doubt that the elections in Belarus were not free. There are some 7,000 polling stations in Belarus, but representatives of opposition candidates were allowed to be election commission members at only three stations, which prevented them from monitoring the vote.

Vladimir Ryzhkov

The industry has been involved in the process, they had representatives on the committee that looked at the actual codes, and I think that hopefully they'll take them on board and we'll see some change.

Hilary Souter

SAS is proud of its contributions to the closer communications between Korea and Denmark. It helps to bring together many of the cultural and economic representatives of each country.

Dr. Kimberlee Young

Area cattle owners seem to appreciate this opportunity to talk one-on-one with company representatives, learn about new products and save some money.

Darrell Thompson

We think it's great for Arizona. Now we just have to go out and do a good job as representatives.

John Wrenn

We're telling people what to look for, and we are giving them exact examples. I don't see that as profiling. Representatives from both the Islamic and Hispanic communities are on board with the program and think it's a great idea.

Susan Raber

I invite you and your friends to ride with us to celebrate together in Concord with other arts enthusiasts and representatives from the city.

Jane James

These intimidation efforts amount to a direct assault on the United States House of Representatives.

Tom Delay

I'm proud to say we were not standing around the reflecting pool. We were in the House of Representatives, and they briefed us as to what was going on, on the Hill that week.

Patricia Wright

We want to urge our legislatures, commissioners and other county representatives to stop ignoring recommendations, many of which if followed would reduce current jail populations making the costly expansion unnecessary.

Vic Lawson

We've noted that there are issues and we've been in communication with his family and their representatives. We're working on meeting whatever his needs might be. I'm very confident we're on top of this issue.

Mike Holt

Representatives from the company were present answering hardball questions in the Sago disaster. I don't see why Massey doesn't give us the same privilege.

Chris Stratton

He then went on and fueled the issue in the House of Representatives based on information Heffernan had written to the prime minister about but which he hadn't even alleged in the Senate.

Simon Crean

When federal judges arbitrarily choose to dismiss the will of the nation's elected representatives and chief executive, they place themselves above the law they are sworn to uphold.

Todd Akin

I have voluntarily canceled the eBay auction upon receiving word from one of Jennifer's representatives that she didn't want me conducting the auction.

Michael Baroni

There were some representatives and senators not very pleased with the issue when they found out what it was, even though they had voted to pass it.

Jerry Windham

We're likely to discuss things with David. We will sit down with David and his representatives, probably later this month or next month. His statements are accurate. But we're not going to comment on the nature of those talks.

Jed Hoyer

If my music is going to be free, then I insist that the government's representatives who work for the public good also do it for free.

Michel Sardou

The Unsolved Civil Rights Crime Act that is before the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives has been doubled from $5 million to $10 million, $5 million for the FBI and $5 million for the Justice Department.

Alvin Sykes

If music becomes free, then I want the government's representatives who work for the public good to also do so for free. I'm all for an exception for private use, but against my work being pillaged for two cents.

Michel Sardou

We invite our representatives to every mall kiosk opening. We try to encourage the fact that this is sort of flagship Avon.

Andrea Jung

The least these demonstrations will do is call attention to the representatives and decision-makers of our nation.

Cindy Gil

Mayor Miller, you have a history of attacking appointed African-American representatives on boards and commissions.

Joyce Foreman

It's nice that we have the opportunity to make a trip like this and that we get to present our case directly to staff and our representatives.

Rich Davis

I haven't heard directly from anyone. But I have heard from some of their representatives that they're interested.

Jerry Graybeal

In conversations we had today with Army representatives, the Army confirmed to us that it did not award a $291 million contract ... to any single manufacturer.

William Lambert

People should contact us if they have a problem and let us know what their situation is. Our customer service representatives will work with customers.

Bill Swank

Representatives of every sport were here for Coach Pettit. It wasn't unanimous, but it ought to be about the kids. You saw what they said.

John Truitt

I'm going to be definitely talking to my senators and representatives at the federal level.

Dennis Wittig

The representatives from the St. Vincent de Paul Society called us and asked if we would like to have part of their building. They knew we were looking and they had extra space.

Lois Jackson

We had to get city council approval; they are the representatives of the public.

Carl Duke

I am so proud to have had the privilege of preparing the legislation that was so readily signed by all members of the House of Representatives to provide a lasting facility that will always carry the name of the great Ray Charles.

Diane Watson

How many do you send and how often? I guess that's between the community and the elected representatives. If it's done on a rotation basis and the seminars are relevant, I don't see where it's abused by us.

Gary Kubic

I think Colorado is sort of a microcosm of the country because our senators and representatives are on both ends of the political spectrum.

Jeff Joseph

Maybe some representatives or senators are connected to that in some way, but I wouldn't know and can't speculate on that.

Lisa Jennings

We continue to have ongoing dialogue with both representatives. We're always hopeful of reaching an agreement and not reaching a hearing. At the same time, in some cases, it's a necessary part of the process.

Chris Antonetti

When we went to the representatives and the governor, there was understanding, but there just wasn't the appetite there for it to happen this year. We listened to that and pulled back from that arena.

Anna Olson

We encourage the Libertarian Party of Central New Jersey to meet with the newly appointed township attorney, the township clerk and representatives of the administration to arrive at a mutually agreeable change.

David Donnelly

The Senate took the fine work Rep. May did in the House of Representatives and destroyed it.

Dan Grossman

I demand that brother Abdul Aziz al-Hakim make an official announcement condemning the aggression by his representatives and some extremists.

Muqtada Al Sadr

We're currently addressing that just this week, and we'll see what the outcome of the management committee representatives' discussions are.

Ian Kilgour

The harassment has already been turned toward the members of our staff. (They) are being tailed by members of the PNP as they leave the House of Representatives.

Joel Virador

We have to talk with representatives of the U.S. administration in order to check the operative mode being applied in the fight against terrorism.

Claudio Fava

An impeachable offense is whatever a majority of the Houseof Representatives considers it to be at a given moment inhistory.

Gerald R. Ford

The main goal of our lawsuits is to prevent him, or any of his representatives, from benefiting off the deaths of these individuals.

James Thompson

Only media representatives with accredited Public Information Office-Defense Press Corps ID (identification) cards shall be granted access inside camp on days when there are no scheduled press conferences or media advisory.

Tristan Kison

What makes us fundamentally different is that we give citizens the tools to become informed, organize themselves and then to take action, ... People can form or join groups, contribute money or time, or dialog with their representatives with just two clicks of their mouse.

Craig Johnson

Watch Freddy Ferrer and remember this election; it's not only going to be an election for our city, it's going to be a signal for what happens in the Senate, in the House of Representatives, and it's going to be a signal for change in the country.

Charles Rangel

The organization has state offices and is also governed by a board of governors made up of teachers and university representatives from around the state.

Ben Yates

This constitution opens the path to all parties to participate in the next legislative elections in order to elect representatives of all the Iraqi communities.

Recep Tayyip Erdogan

Through an exhaustive search, facilitated by Ralph Stow of Plano and the ACC Executive Director search committee, with representatives from Allen, Frisco, and Plano, we were able to examine the top talent in the country.

Robbie Robinson

These are student organizations who are the best representatives of the students. They can decide what the students want or don't want to hear.

John Mcnamara

Each town has its own personality. We know that, and as representatives of the whole Grand Strand, we wanted our ad campaign to cover everybody.

Theda Jackson

Our training program makes sure that our customer representatives have in front of them what the tradeoff is, and they're told they need to provide that information.

Jeffrey Nelson

We can't forget that the contestants are the representatives of the viewers at home, ... and if we make it too much of a yuk-fest at the expense of the contestants, that turns off the viewer.

Tom Bergeron

I wanted representatives from around our fence-line.

Jeff Cook

I will fulfill my duty as president of the National Assembly in bringing about democracy, openness and transparency...in allowing, in particular, the representatives of the people to express their will.

Prince Norodom Ranariddh

My decision not to run for the U.S. Senate is based on my commitment to achieve a Democratic majority in the U.S. House of Representatives, and my desire to become the next chairman of the House Democratic Caucus.

Robert Menendez

They are the principal opponent to the whole thing, and it's very difficult for me to understand why. Invariably, at the end of the day, the German representatives always put restrictions back on the table that they are absolutely insistent about.

Paul Shapiro

This is a wonderful way for students to see the legislative process in action, and they'll benefit from meeting area representatives.

Greg Salzer

The proposal was just a reiteration of what the secretary of state laid out yesterday. It truly was not a proposal. What happens in Florida will be determined by the courts, not by representatives of these two campaigns.

Bill Daley

The reasons cited were lack of knowledge of the product, confrontational manner with various representatives and that, overall, he didn't seem to produce the way the company wanted him to produce.

John Muckelbauer

We will likely hold an international forum for representatives of business circles, civil society and government bodies in Moscow in September. It is our opinion that it is impossible to counter this evil effectively without the assistance of civil society. And we need the support of the business community to cut off international financial aid to terrorist organizations.

Vladimir Ivanov

Whether or not to proceed down that path, that decision will be made by the representatives of the pilots and it's just another piece of an overall strategy we will use to convince management to negotiate toward a consensual agreement.

John Culp

One of the Microsoft representatives in attendance admitted that unilateral language extensions would be detrimental and said that Microsoft 'wouldn't be cowboys' by unilaterally introducing such extensions in their implementation of Java.

James Gosling

Based on the responses and the actions of the elected representatives, we will decide on who it is that we will be targeting and working to defeat in the fall.

Bill Londrigan

People in this country need to put pressure on their elected representatives and ask them to find a solution.

Steve King

I would like to see a workshop between the county, the chamber, the tourism department and representatives from the tourism business community before the advisory board is put together.

David Palmer

I won't lay charges because I was not injured. The man's punch is as weak as his explanation for ripping off this rural community. It is enough that my assailant disgraced himself and his company in front of government representatives and the community.

Richard Spoor

This week the BNSF will be meeting with representatives to further discuss the Port of Quincy issue.

Gus Melonas

We are delivering the information to each local school district and their local school boards, who are representatives of the general public.

Martin Ackley

It is useless to discuss the situation in Palestine...without the Palestinian representatives.

Mikhail Margelov

When I introduced my plan at an annual memorial service to commemorate POWs at the Commonwealth War Cemetery in Yokohama last August, representatives of Britain and other Allied countries all welcomed the idea.

Takashi Nagase

They're the truest representatives right now of their genres. The experience between us is over 50 years. They're not the hottest thing right now because they have a No. 1 single. What they embody is . . . music in the truest form.

Marc Anthony

As one of only three California representatives on the Appropriations Committee, Congressman Doolittle frequently supports well-deserving projects throughout the state.

Laura Blackann

You could have a dramatically different House of Representatives - one that's far more independent of the leadership than currently exists.

Harvey Kronberg

They were eager to do something, to take some action, to show our representatives ... that this is wrong.

Richard Coshnear

We need to assert our civil liberties and rights not only our rights as representatives of progressive parties but also as members of the legislative. Let us not allow the military rule to prevail over civilian supremacy.

Rafael Mariano

Today's debate in the House of Representatives shows the need for bipartisanship on the war in Iraq, instead of more political posturing.

John W. Warner

I came over to London to do The Music Man for BBC radio and one of Cameron Mackintosh's representatives was there and asked me if I would like to play Fagin after Jonathan Pryce left. The thing was, I'd never seen Oliver!

Jim Dale

I didn't see it coming. They (Fox representatives) called me out of nowhere. I said sure, I'd love to do it. I'm looking forward to it. We'll see where that takes me and what the results are.

Chris Rix

There are other ways to influence representatives to cut taxes.

Iris Lav

The inter-state commission on oil and gas issues will begin work in January. It will be mixed on a government level, but with company representatives present.

Kazimierz Marcinkiewicz

Our overwhelming problem is our representatives are voting according to how the moneybag supporters want them to vote.

Daniel Rosen

This is not surprising since representatives of the [drug] industry helped to write the laws.

Cedrick Wilson

We are lucky to have two strong lawmakers like Simpson and Peterson looking out for America's sugar producers and the policy on which they depend. Some sugar policy opponents want to put sugar farmers out of business, and it's comforting to know that our elected representatives will not let that happen.

Brandon Wallace

I don't think there's anything wrong with them being out of Washington. They might be better representatives.

John Samples

We also had representatives from Gold's Gym and Big Vanilla here.

Donna Ruokonen

It is time for our representatives to take their constitutional obligation to police themselves seriously, an obligation that members of both political parties have ignored to the detriment of the American people.

Melanie Sloan

The intent of the legislation was never to interfere with the ability of people to interact with their elected representatives. This was a commonsense way to allow people to continue coming to Tallahassee to interact with their hometown representatives.

Towson Fraser

I don't have any representatives and if that changes in the future I'll let you know.

John Lang

We all know we are unique individuals, but we tend to see others as representatives of groups.

Deborah Tannen

We focused on the House of Representatives because they're the chamber that's driving the two bills we're focusing on.

Robert Fischer

Parents and students can expect to have the chance to speak one-on-one with representatives from each of the schools, ranging from admission officers to teachers and parents. It's a nice way to get information from different people.

Paula Heap

We try to keep the orders flowing. If service representatives are sitting and waiting for the screens to refresh, conversations drag and that drives up costs.

Bill Ayers

[The governor] convened the hearing for a very simple reason: to get answers. This is a chance to ask some high-level representatives from oil companies why [record profits] happened.

Melanie Fonder

All of the students in the M.S. in Accountancy class are sending Dan's proposal to their Senators and Representatives.

James Wittenbach

We will also have entertainment, free food and a campus tour. Although other universities have run similar programs, ours has become so large, even our national office representatives will be attending.

Stephanie Dalton

We have had meetings with the Ministry of Local Government and representatives from the Ministry of Finance and they support the idea. In fact, the local government ministry has been providing us with technical support as we work to conclude the arrangements.

Noel Donaldson

The oppressed are allowed once every few years to decide which particular representatives of the oppressing class are to represent and repress them.

Karl Marx

What possible reason do we have as representatives of the people to not allow them to use a public route of access to access public land?

Sen. Gene Therriault

The fate of who controls the House of Representatives could lie with this decision.

Nathaniel Persily

This is the beginning of the unraveling of the Republican majority in the House of Representatives.

Anna Eshoo

Christ representatives can't cut special deals.

Keri Harvey

We believe the information is factual in nature and should be readily available to the city and county representatives. If the information is not provided to us by April 24, they will be subject to penalties.

Kathi Moore

By imposing this tax upon citizens without the consent of their elected representatives, the government is violating a fundamental right of all Americans proclaimed by our nation's founders in the Declaration of Independence and guaranteed in the Constitution. Wouldn't it be great to halt collection of this tax by the Fourth of July?

Jonathan Cuneo

We are encouraging personal meetings and small group discussions between faculty and the textbook representatives at every opportunity.

Virginia Johnson

"From the beginning, we promised folks that they'll see whatever event we cover in its entirety, from gavel to gavel - whether it's the House of Representatives or the Senate. That's the whole reason for being.

Brian Lamb

I had tried my best to bring in representatives of the Indian community, but fear for the safety of their families has been a real inhibiting factor.

Laisenia Qarase

I've had one visit from two FEMA representatives, and they have not come back.

Natalie Robottom

We looked at it, but it wasn't the answer. Our representatives felt that where it was good for schools with all strong programs, it didn't work with weak programs.

Nina Van Erk

We have also explained that the government has submitted the new tax bill and customs and excise draft law to the House of Representatives to support law enforcement.

Aburizal Bakrie

Under the benignant providence of Almighty God the representatives of the States and of the people are again brought together to deliberate for the public good.

James Polk

If the administration representatives are honest they'll tell you 'Well this is a fresh start and Merkel's victory would be a good thing'.

Jackson Janes

No decision has been made to date. The commissioner and I continue to meet with representatives of the groups and there will be an official announcement when the decision is made.

Bob Dupuy

We have a standard camera shot for all guests. We also try to be as balanced as possible in terms of giving representatives on all sides of an issue the chance to be heard.

Heath Neiderer

After good dialogue with members of the executive board, I decided that it was in the best interests of the membership to conduct a secret ballot vote amongst our player representatives and executive officers so that there are absolutely no questions regarding my election as executive director and general counsel.

Ted Saskin

We are meeting representatives of BP in an effort to convince them not to withdraw from the joint venture.

Petroleum Minister Murli Deora

What you see is the bureaucracy doing the bidding of the representatives, which are doing the bidding of the electorate.

Robert Toll

We refuse to accept the results from these so-called elections. We will not accept (the winners) as representatives of the people and will not allow them to take their positions.

Krishna Sitaula

We see some representatives out here, but I think most sit in their offices and don't see the people that they affect.

Lisa Roberts

This has been very stressful for the people involved, particularly for class representatives who had counterclaims brought against them. This is a huge relief to them.

Janet Abaray

We were unanimously ranked as the No. 1 seed by all five of the league representatives at the seeding meeting; this is uncommon for all the leagues to agree.

Erik Farfan

Never in the history of Cuba has there been these kinds of meetings between foreigners and representatives of the opposition.

Elizardo Sanchez

For instance, one of our representatives was walking through the pool area of one house when he noticed that the water level was low. He immediately filled it to a acceptable level.

Elaine Johnson

There have been bombings by extremists, ... They are not representatives of Islam, they're not representative of the vast majority of people who love this country, but nonetheless, they exist. The response to that is what I am interested in.

Ed Zwick

In May 2003, The Walt Disney Company communicated to Miramax and Mr. Moore's representatives that Miramax would not be the distributor of his film.

Zenia Mucha