Sentence examples for democratic requests from inspiring English sources

So far, the Republicans in charge of those committees have blocked Democratic requests, but that would change if Democrats regain the House majority.

The White House has refused Democratic requests to release Mr Estrada's memos from his years in the solicitor-general's office.

On Thursday, Senate Republican leaders objected to Democratic requests to allow more time for the bipartisan negotiations seeking a compromise.

But, they said, Republicans have not agreed to some basic Democratic requests for the bill, including that it not add to the federal deficit.

Mr. Hyde has blocked many Democratic requests for relevant documents and witnesses, and Mr. Starr's office has refused to supply others.

Axios reported on Sunday that Republicans have privately circulated a spreadsheet that catalogs more than 100 outstanding Democratic requests for testimony and documents, as well as the names of administration officials in their sights.

The other was a Democratic request for more money for programs for the elderly, particularly prescription drugs and homestead tax exemptions, which Republicans also cut.

Mr. Bunning had been acting on his own in blocking the Democratic request to pass the legislation extending the programs for one month while Congress worked on a more permanent solution.

Following are excerpts from the New Jersey Supreme Court decision yesterday on the Democratic request to substitute Frank R. Lautenberg for Robert G. Torricelli as its nominee for governor on the Nov. 5 ballot, as reported by The Associated Press.

The House spending committee agreed to increase the amount given to state and local governments for emergency preparedness -- including adding $700 million for high-density areas like New York -- but it turned down a Democratic request for an additional $2.1 billion.

The board, which had earlier rebuffed a Democratic request for a hand recount, voted 2 to 1 to revisit the issue, with a Democratic judge who cast the deciding vote on Monday against a fuller recount providing the margin of victory.