Sentence examples for block voting on the from inspiring English sources

Senator Harry Reid has said that he will block voting on the measure.

In Ohio -- the swingyest of the swing states, now in Republican control -- Secretary of State Jon Husted is trying to block voting on any weekend before the election; he has appealed the ruling of a federal district judge ordering him to allow voting even during the last weekend before the election.

Democrats have responded in kind, blocking votes on the House-passed bill containing the subsidy cuts.

Senate Democrats have introduced their own FAA extension bill with no strings attached, but Republicans have repeatedly blocked votes on the measure.

The plan, which Republicans characterized as "filibuster reform," would let them overcome the filibusters that the Democrats have mounted to block votes on two nominees to the federal appellate courts.

Many Republicans at the time argued that it was unconstitutional to block votes on judicial nominees, and the Republican leader, Senator Bill Frist of Tennessee, threatened to change Senate rules to ban judicial filibusters.

Mr Lott will also resist using procedural motions to cut off debate or block votes on amendments.This decision was probably the only alternative to gridlock.

It has also allowed the Republican minority and their Democratic enablers to block votes on critical issues like public financing, the various anti-corruption measures, a 10-point women's equality bill, an agricultural workers package and others.

Democrats Again Block Vote on Bolton Nomination Senate Democrats blocked a vote on the nomination of John R. Bolton to be ambassador to the United Nations, raising the possibility that President Bush will circumvent the process and appoint Mr. Bolton when Congress recesses.

Days after that endorsement, Clinton allies sued to block voting sites on the Las Vegas strip that they worried would elect a disproportionate share of caucus delegates (and go for Obama).

I'm not looking to hold on to a block vote for the sake of it".