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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Louisville lawmakers have passed an ordinance that ends permit requirements for some protests — an effort led by a Republican council member who has in the past called out Mayor Craig Greenberg's administration for not enforcing the city's permitting rules.
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Killian Baarlaer, Louisville Courier Journal, 26 Sep. 2025
Prosecutors say Comey lied about authorizing an FBI source to speak to the media about the investigation and obstructed Congress by making false statements intended to impede lawmakers’ probe into the FBI’s actions, according to a copy of the indictment obtained by The Washington Post.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 26 Sep. 2025
Earlier this year, Ohio's Republican lawmakers tried to eliminate an effort that would have allowed children to remain on Medicaid until their fourth birthdays, regardless of changes in circumstances that would have otherwise removed them from the health insurance program.
—Jessie Balmert, Cincinnati Enquirer, 26 Sep. 2025
In a press briefing after the Wednesday meeting, Shelile said the lawmakers committed to the extension by November or December at the latest.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 26 Sep. 2025
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Killian Baarlaer, Louisville Courier Journal, 26 Sep. 2025
Prosecutors say Comey lied about authorizing an FBI source to speak to the media about the investigation and obstructed Congress by making false statements intended to impede lawmakers’ probe into the FBI’s actions, according to a copy of the indictment obtained by The Washington Post.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 26 Sep. 2025
Earlier this year, Ohio's Republican lawmakers tried to eliminate an effort that would have allowed children to remain on Medicaid until their fourth birthdays, regardless of changes in circumstances that would have otherwise removed them from the health insurance program.
—Jessie Balmert, Cincinnati Enquirer, 26 Sep. 2025
In a press briefing after the Wednesday meeting, Shelile said the lawmakers committed to the extension by November or December at the latest.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 26 Sep. 2025
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“Lawmaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lawmaker. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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