Sentence examples for cause of lawmakers from inspiring English sources

Although crushing state budget deficits are the proximate cause of lawmakers' pressure, a further justification for many of the proposed measures comes from the broad accountability movement, which aims to raise student achievement and sees teachers' unions as often blocking the way.

After Congressional hearings determined that this conflict of interest was a major cause of the debacle, lawmakers passed the Glass-Steagall Act, separating activities of commercial banks (which offered plain old savings accounts and loans) from those of investment firms (which trafficked in more highflying endeavors like stock trading and underwriting).

And not before causing them some embarrassment: after a group of lawmakers traveled to Venezuela last week to act as election monitors for Capriles, a couple of them prematurely declared that he would win.

His death, caused by poor electrical grounding, drew the attention of lawmakers and Pentagon leaders after his family pushed for answers.

Perhaps the increasingly glaring policy failures of the drug war in New Orleans and in the rest of the country will cause other lawmakers to follow Webb's brave lead.

Mr. Schrems and his crusade have become a cause célèbre in parts of Europe, attracting the attention of lawmakers in Brussels as part of a debate over tough new proposals on restricting the use of personal data.

Whatever the cause of the bill's collapse, prominent lawmakers in the House and Senate were left to explain the defeat to corporate lobbyists who considered passage of the bankruptcy bill to be among their major goals in Congress and who are among the most generous donors to Congressional candidates from both parties.

The lawmakers said the cause of the failed July 5 missile defense test was not yet clear, but they argued that President Barack Obama's cuts in spending on missile defense had reduced funding for needed tests and maintenance of the system.

It requires bonds, and borrowing money for new construction is not likely to be on the agenda of lawmakers who are making the kinds of cuts that cause politicians to blanch and voters to seethe.

Some 40percentt of Liberal Democratic lawmakers are descendants of lawmakers.

This group of lawmakers advocates within Parliament for the advancement of the NCD agenda.