Sentence examples for dubious legislation from inspiring English sources

Schwarzenegger, owing to his celebrity and his stealth status as a Republican, has been able to advance dubious legislation much farther than the unpopular Davis ever could.

The reform package, as drafted by the Obama administration and the House leadership, is dubious legislation even with the inclusion of a public option.

The bill had been seen as an easy win for Clinton and for Democrats; it now has the taint of a dubious piece of legislation improved at Republican insistence.

Although these young scientists welcome the initiative, they remain dubious, because the draft legislation isn't specific about how many of these posts will go to researchers and maîtres de conferences, given that engineers and administrative staff are also included.

He should not mar his record by pushing through lame-duck legislation of dubious constitutionality.

In continental Europe, the legal status of such codes (where they are not contained in legislation) is more dubious.

"The inherently discriminatory legislation is legally dubious and would likely face a constitutional challenge even if it did pass the parliament," said the Refugee Action Coalition.

Protecting vulnerable families from unproven and potentially dangerous treatments is a priority for ART, who are pushing for legislation to prevent any dubious operators exploiting gray areas of the law.

Much of the dubious decision making happens at the legislative level, where corporate lobbyists work to change environmental legislation to indirectly benefit the entities that are destroying it.

EVEN if you believe the dubious proposition that an initial scare was needed to pass legislation, the time has come to patch up confidence.

and Charles Grassley (R Iowa), said they are drafting new legislation to stop the paper industry from making dubious claims for alternative fuels tax credits, using the "black liquor" produced as a by-product in papermaking to qualify.