Sentence examples for congress referred from inspiring English sources
95 of the 109th Congress, referred to in subsec.
An article on Thursday about President Obama's budget proposal to Congress referred imprecisely to those taxpayers who would pay a minimum federal income tax rate of 30 percent.
The rights thus adjudicated existed and were passed upon independently of the act of congress referred to, and of the fourteenth amendment to the constitution, and were not, and could not be, affected by any provisions thereof.
But the judge took pains to note that Congress referred to the fines in the legislation as a penalty, and that Mr. Obama denied it was a tax increase.
Correction: December 13 , 2002 Friday An article on Dec. 3 about efforts by the energy industry to push its priorities through the incoming Congress referred incorrectly to action taken by the American Petroleum Institute during a recent meeting in Denver.
Congress referred Tejada to the Justice Department in January 2008, a little more than a year before it asked that Roger Clemens be investigated to determine whether he lied when saying he never used performance-enhancing drugs.
"We do not put all Christian Democrats in the same bag," he said to a Chilean party congress, referring to a party to the right of the Marxist coalition.
The change was made, the company said, to "promote the spirit of the Communist Party congress," referring to the gathering of top party leaders that took place in Beijing in October.
More generally, the leader of the Texas Tea Party displayed a poster saying "Congress=Slave Owner, Taxpayer=Niggar [sic]." Tea Party Members of Congress have referred to Hispanics as "wetbacks," and having "cantaloupe-sized calves" from picking fruit.
Because the medal is presented "in the name of Congress", it is often erroneously referred to as the Congressional Medal of Honor; however, the official name is simply the "Medal of Honor".
"Pay-for" is Congress-speak that refers to how a measure will be funded without adding to the deficit.
