Examples of lawmaker in a Sentence
the state's lawmakers worked long into the night drafting a bill that would be acceptable to everyone
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Camp East Montana has drawn criticism from Texas Democratic lawmakers and the ACLU, who have voiced concern over the detainee deaths, migrant treatment and living conditions.
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Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Money, 22 Jan. 2026
Delaware County's delegation of state lawmakers previously asked Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday to open a criminal investigation into Prospect.
—Tom Ignudo, CBS News, 22 Jan. 2026
The lawmaker is working to advance a draft bill that would introduce arms-style congressional oversight over the sale of advanced AI chips and give the legislative branch the ability to block H200 sales through a joint resolution.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 21 Jan. 2026
But approving any such proposal would require the votes of Chicago lawmakers, many of whom oppose helping the Bears leave the team’s namesake city with taxpayers still on the hook for more than $500 million in debt from the Soldier Field renovation completed two decades ago.
—Dan Petrella, Chicago Tribune, 21 Jan. 2026
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Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Money, 22 Jan. 2026
Delaware County's delegation of state lawmakers previously asked Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday to open a criminal investigation into Prospect.
—Tom Ignudo, CBS News, 22 Jan. 2026
The lawmaker is working to advance a draft bill that would introduce arms-style congressional oversight over the sale of advanced AI chips and give the legislative branch the ability to block H200 sales through a joint resolution.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 21 Jan. 2026
But approving any such proposal would require the votes of Chicago lawmakers, many of whom oppose helping the Bears leave the team’s namesake city with taxpayers still on the hook for more than $500 million in debt from the Soldier Field renovation completed two decades ago.
—Dan Petrella, Chicago Tribune, 21 Jan. 2026
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“Lawmaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lawmaker. Accessed 22 Jan. 2026.
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