Sentence examples for allowing amendments from inspiring English sources

The Senate minority leader, Harry Reid, said he would vote for the legislation, though he criticized McConnell for not allowing amendments to the bill.

Jeremy W. Peters explains that Republicans have tentatively agreed to a framework for changes that would speed up procedure in the Senate in exchange for a concession from Democrats on allowing amendments to bills once they reach the floor.

In the Senate, Democrats have closed down much of the longstanding process of allowing amendments to bills, which has enraged Republicans, who then often turn those bills away via filibuster.

Reflecting on this year's session, Senator William Aniskovich, a Republican from Branford, criticized Democrats specifically for allowing amendments to the sheriff's bill that left it "open to the vagaries of an election in November".

"If Senator Levin and Republicans support allowing amendments to clear with 51 votes, they should then be in favor of all legislation passing with 51 votes".

As long as Republicans remained determined to gut the Affordable Care Act, Democrats won't give them an opening by even allowing amendments to the law.

President Bush used the terrorist attacks today to press for a quick vote on new authority to negotiate trade agreements without allowing amendment by the Senate.

And they are clearly taking a wait-and-see attitude on whether Mr. Reid allows amendments on future bills.

Earlier in the year the coalition allowed amendments to give powers for the FCA to introduce a cap.

The Philippine House of Representatives voted on Monday to close debate and allow amendments on the bill — not final approval, but an important procedural step.

Democrats said they had no plans to allow amendments, which would require the Senate to vote again, further delaying the plan.