Sentence examples for controversial amendments from inspiring English sources

But House rules generally prohibit setting policy by amending annual spending bills, and many controversial amendments are stripped, Reuters notes.

Several controversial amendments, including one that then-Senator Obama supported, ultimately led to the bill's collapse.

Because some of these controversial amendments are so new, the courts have yet to interpret them.

Mr. Byrd said he supported the three controversial amendments in the House bill.

Before Wednesday's vote, the Senate set aside several controversial amendments offered as offsets to make the restoration deficit-neutral.

Banking industry groups said that they had not given the issue enough attention in recent weeks, focusing instead on other controversial amendments.

A controversial amendment was added that would repeal most of the city's gun-control regulations.

Another controversial amendment has to do with the rent a tenant can legally charge a roommate.

In November 1999, she successfully lobbied legislators to include a controversial amendment in an unrelated budget bill.

The Texas Republican is pushing a controversial amendment that would prompt a deeper rollback of the ACA.

In the Massachusetts race, Warren used Brown's support for the controversial amendment as evidence of his hostility to women.