Sentence examples for closing debate from inspiring English sources

An effort by a handful of Democrats to stage a filibuster over the objection of party leaders failed on Monday, when only 25 senators voted against closing debate.

All but three of senators who blocked a vote on the bill were Republicans; five Republicans joined with Democrats in favor of closing debate.

A closing debate over the role of culture in politics was a tense argument about the creeping Hinduist agenda of India's current government.This is why the mess and clamour of the JLF is so appropriate.

In the fierce closing debate over health care reform, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops charged that the legislation didn't do enough to restrict insurance coverage of abortions.

He delivered 15,000 petitions to the offices of his senators, John W. Warner, a Republican, and Jim Webb, a first-term Democrat, both of whom voted against closing debate on the bill on Thursday night.

Senators have agreed to six hours of closing debate before Tuesday's vote on the legislation, which would mean an end to the annual ritual of reviewing Beijing's trade status.

Supporters fell 14 votes short of the 60 needed to close debate.

But only 53 senators voted to close debate, killing the bill.

But if the books are now finally closed, debate will continue for some time over the settlement that Elliot Richardson accepted.

Senate Democrats need 60 votes to close debate on the conference report and move to a final vote.

In the early evening, the Senate voted to close debate on Kevin Newsom, the nominee for the Eleventh Circuit.