Sentence examples for Case lawmakers from inspiring English sources
But, the rules were changed only for future generations — in this case, lawmakers elected after 1995.
After the Barclays case, lawmakers in London and Washington are questioning why regulators were not more aggressive in thwarting the illegal activities.
In that case, lawmakers from both parties say pressure from Republicans alarmed about the broad political consequences of inaction could mount on House Republican leaders to move toward the Senate's position — or even take up the Senate bill without changes.
In any case, lawmakers need to stop blaming the past or present administration and support the president in putting in place antiterrorism security procedures that will be less onerous to passengers and more effective in thwarting terrorist plans by nipping them in the bud.
In October 2001, as the state appeared to be losing the case, lawmakers gave authorization for six casinos to be built, three for the Seneca tribe in western New York, and three more for casinos in the Catskills to be run by various tribes.
As a result of the case, lawmakers now may consider legislating on the issue.
By Amy Davidson Sorkin April 21, 2009 The headline on the Times piece on the Jane Harman case — "Lawmaker Is Said to Have Agreed to Aid Lobbyists" — is amusing in a "Casablanca," shocked-to-find-gambling sort of way.
And that seems to be the gist of her defense: she says that the story, first reported by _[Congressional Quarterly]( The headline on the Times piece on the Jane Harman case—"Lawmaker Is Said to Have Agreed to Aid Lobbyists"—is amusing in a "Casablanca," shocked-to-find-gambling sort of way.
In some cases, lawmakers are responding to complaints from business owners who are weary of playing whack-a-mole with varying regulations from one city to the next.
In some cases, lawmakers are trying to outdo each other in terms of whose proposals are tougher on the entrenched Wall Street interests.
In such cases, lawmakers rely on an interpretation of the Texas Constitution that says they must bow out only if they have a "personal or private interest" in a measure — beyond simply being a member of an affected profession.
