Sentence examples for amendment addressing from inspiring English sources

House Republican leaders, however, refused to allow a vote on a Democratic amendment addressing the tax haven issue.

He read a letter from a constituent who asked him to offer an additional amendment addressing the demographic imbalance between men and women — a "grave injustice" that abrogated the right of every woman to have a husband of her own.

This is a truly hideous feature of the legislation, and a last-minute amendment addressing this issue — intended to convince the Republican congressman Fred Upton to support the legislation — was merely a fig leaf to cover it.

The second amendment addresses the 'green' question: how will this bank make investment decisions?

The amendment was warmly greeted by lobbyists for the smaller banks, "The Miller-Moore amendment addresses some of our key concerns," said Camden R. Fine, president of the Independent Community Bankers of America, which represents about 5,000 financial institutions.

5) 100% of women and 100% of men (in our office) think this amendment addresses one of the world's most important skills -- not to be shortchanged.

The Third Amendment addressed the Framers' particular grievance with the Quartering Act of 1774, a policy that forced the colonists to provide accommodations for British troops in their homes at night, while these same soldiers terrorized their towns by day.

Durbin added: "What they're talking (about) is dealing with the concentration of wealth and the concentration of economic power to a level which can literally bring the economy down... that's what led to the massive taxpayer bailout, and that's what the Brown-Kaufman Amendment addresses foursquare".

The bill cleared the committee by a voice vote without any amendments addressing complaints.

We've already added several amendments addressing presidential elections; the popular vote is the next logical step.

The amendments addressed matters such as where fines should be deposited.