The phrase "able to enact a" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing someone's capability to implement or carry out a specific action or policy.
Example: "The committee is able to enact a new policy that will improve workplace safety."
Alternatives: "capable of implementing a" or "qualified to carry out a".
But it reduces the chances that Republicans will be able to enact a second tax cut this year.
As I say in the conversation with Laura Flanders: filibuster reform would also mean that a Republican President backed by Republican majorities in both Houses of Congress might be able to enact a Republican program.
If the Democrats win the election this year, and are able to enact a health care plan that extends adequate coverage to all Americans, the loser could be the Army.
The party that controls the General Assembly and wins the gubernatorial election next year will be able to enact a favorable plan, and the party out of power will probably lose the Congressional seat.
E-mail address GO SIGN UP Share Tweet As I say in the conversation with Laura Flanders: filibuster reform would also mean that a Republican President backed by Republican majorities in both Houses of Congress might be able to enact a Republican program.
But if the last six years should have taught liberals anything, it's that a Democrat in the White House is no guarantee of being able to enact a liberal agenda – even a Democrat who was broadly labeled a Kenyan socialist dictator by Republicans in 2008.
Kasich should be able to enact an executive order, Loomis said, because firearms are already banned inside the "hard security zone" along the immediate perimeter of the convention site.
Of course, even with a suddenly diminished Senate majority, Republicans will still be able to enact an agenda, mostly because of President Donald Trump's ability to shape policy through appointments and regulations.
But here's a hard truth: No Democratic president is going to be able to enact any version of his or her policy agenda with a Republican Congress.
Total gridlock — with neither party able to enact any major legislation — might follow.
And with Republicans winning a supermajority in both houses of the Pennsylvania legislature, they might be able to enact such a law over a likely veto by the state's Democratic governor.
