Sentence examples for control the legislative from inspiring English sources

The replacement of Mr. Gregg could give Democrats 60 seats, the number needed to control the legislative agenda without the threat of Republican filibusters.

His party, unlike Nixon's, will control the legislative as well as the executive branch, along with two-thirds of governorships and statehouses.

Now that he has cheered the party's conservatives with his cabinet choices, Mr. Bush cannot afford to let these same supporters control the legislative calendar.

He has managed to control the legislative agenda more than other governors, despite having a Legislature controlled by the opposite party".

The ruling NDP will retain the super majority it needs to control the legislative agenda, but with the MB holding as much as 20percentt of the seats, atmospherics and tone of debate will probably change dramatically.

Mr. Jeffords's defection tips the fragile 50-50 power balance in the Senate to a 50-49 Dedgeratic edge, meaning Democrats will assume the chairmanships of all committees and will control the legislative calendar and the legislative agenda.

"Copts did not feel that there was seriousness in implementing these promises in the shape of legislation when the Muslim Brotherhood majority controlled the legislative branch of power.

The majority party, even if it has a majority of just one, controls the legislative agenda, all the committees and most of the staff positions.

The president of the lower house controls the legislative agenda and, more important, will influence the course of investigations into the PT.

What we're really dealing with is one person controlling the legislative branch.

A Madigan-backed bill is hung up in the Senate, where Cullerton controls the legislative calendar, and Madigan has Cullerton's plan bottled up in the House, which he controls.