The phrase "averse lawmakers" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe lawmakers who have a strong dislike or opposition to a particular policy, idea, or action.
Example: "The proposed legislation faced significant challenges due to the presence of averse lawmakers who were not in favor of the changes."
Alternatives: "opposed lawmakers" or "disinclined lawmakers".
These long-overdue steps were extracted from tax-averse lawmakers only under duress.
When Arizona needed money last year, its tax-averse lawmakers decided to balance the budget by selling some buildings and leasing them back from the investors.
On the other side are billions of dollars in resort-casino investment, beckoning to traditionally gambling-averse lawmakers at a time when the state's economy is in the doldrums and unemployment remains stubbornly high.
These revenue increases require the support of two-thirds of the Legislature, including the backing of traditionally tax-averse GOP lawmakers.
Some lawmakers are not averse to intervening, however.
Opponents of public financing have questioned its cost, and incumbent lawmakers can be averse to changing a campaign finance system that benefits those who already hold office.
Mr. Boehner was unable to secure the votes of a number of recently elected and strongly conservative lawmakers who were averse to cutting deals on legislation like the farm bill.
Perhaps risk-averse Democratic and Republican state lawmakers could be persuaded to get on board now, with the fairer redistricting process that the public wants.
It is designed to be more palatable to lawmakers who are politically averse to spending, but already conservatives are railing against what some have called a "boondoggle," a phrase used to demonize virtually any public investment.
In a legislature where redistricting has given almost all lawmakers safe seats, the tax-averse Republican minority would no longer be able to block the Democratic majority.
That will require a negotiated deal with a variety of regulation-averse industries like coal and oil and the lawmakers who represent their interests.
