Sentence examples for ask for legislation from inspiring English sources

Eventually, he and his colleagues decided that Bush would have to go to Congress instead and ask for legislation to amend the FISA law.

Mr. Campbell acknowledged today that his powers to curb consumption were limited and said he might ask for legislation to broaden them.

Jonathan Burman, a spokesman for the State Education Department, said that it planned to ask for legislation allowing exceptions for the flu outbreak.

On Friday, when he meets the environment secretary, Margaret Beckett, he will ask for legislation to empower him to impose water metering for the first time.

Also, in the early 80's, the movie companies went to Congress to ask for legislation requiring video stores to pay a royalty each time they rented a cassette.

The president's new plan, announced last week, asks for legislation to require those changes.

Ben Bernanke and Hank Paulson asked for legislation to save the banking system — what became TARP Troubled Asset Relief Programm).

The Obama administration never agreed on asking for legislation mandating access mechanisms.

To cover those potential losses — estimated to be $5 billion to $10 billion — the White House is asking for legislation to impose a fee on big banks.

Mr. Kahan approached State Senator Rodney Ellis, Democrat of Houston, and asked for legislation that would restrict the release of such photos.

It meant the administration "did not favor asking for legislation in areas in which the president already had robust constitutional authorities because it would set precedents that permanently limited the authority of future presidents," Rumsfeld notes.