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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What happens next in the lower chamber is uncertain, as House lawmakers leave Washington for a week-long recess right after passing the foreign aid package on Saturday.
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USA TODAY, 20 Apr. 2024
All three lawmakers have expressed frustration on Johnson moving ahead with foreign aid without addressing immigration.
—Lauren Peller, ABC News, 20 Apr. 2024
But such nuance is lost on some lawmakers and media in America, such as Marjorie Taylor Greene and Tucker Carlson, who accuse the Ukrainian government of attacking religious freedom.
—Peter Pomerantsev, TIME, 20 Apr. 2024
While Polis has pursued land-use reforms that seek to spur denser development, progressive lawmakers have sought more immediate protections to reduce evictions and displacements.
—Seth Klamann, The Denver Post, 19 Apr. 2024
In early March, Washington state lawmakers approved a measure that came to the legislature in the form of a citizen initiative.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 19 Apr. 2024
India — with its 1.4 billion people and a fast-growing economy — is a massive growth opportunity for global tech companies, but it’s also proven a difficult one to navigate because of lawmakers and regulators seeking to ensure local firms don’t get trampled.
—Sankalp Phartiyal, Fortune Asia, 19 Apr. 2024
The drive for TikTok to divest from its Chinese owner stems from the fear of US lawmakers and intelligence officials that China could access user information through the app or exert influence over Americans who spend hours on it each day.
—Lauren Feiner, The Verge, 18 Apr. 2024
Republican lawmakers are also seeking the audio recordings of those interviews.
—Devlin Barrett, Washington Post, 8 Apr. 2024
USA TODAY, 20 Apr. 2024
All three lawmakers have expressed frustration on Johnson moving ahead with foreign aid without addressing immigration.
—Lauren Peller, ABC News, 20 Apr. 2024
But such nuance is lost on some lawmakers and media in America, such as Marjorie Taylor Greene and Tucker Carlson, who accuse the Ukrainian government of attacking religious freedom.
—Peter Pomerantsev, TIME, 20 Apr. 2024
While Polis has pursued land-use reforms that seek to spur denser development, progressive lawmakers have sought more immediate protections to reduce evictions and displacements.
—Seth Klamann, The Denver Post, 19 Apr. 2024
In early March, Washington state lawmakers approved a measure that came to the legislature in the form of a citizen initiative.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 19 Apr. 2024
India — with its 1.4 billion people and a fast-growing economy — is a massive growth opportunity for global tech companies, but it’s also proven a difficult one to navigate because of lawmakers and regulators seeking to ensure local firms don’t get trampled.
—Sankalp Phartiyal, Fortune Asia, 19 Apr. 2024
The drive for TikTok to divest from its Chinese owner stems from the fear of US lawmakers and intelligence officials that China could access user information through the app or exert influence over Americans who spend hours on it each day.
—Lauren Feiner, The Verge, 18 Apr. 2024
Republican lawmakers are also seeking the audio recordings of those interviews.
—Devlin Barrett, Washington Post, 8 Apr. 2024
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“Lawmaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lawmaker. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.
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