Sentence examples for fast track rules from inspiring English sources

In August the government announced new "fast track" rules that allow ministers to intervene in fracking bids delayed by local councils, following frustrations over holdups.

The process of democracy should not be subverted by a "fast track" rule that keeps our Congress from fully considering the implications and effects of such an agreement.

He concluded that the fast-track rules are too heavily weighted in favour of speed and efficiency at the expense of fairness and justice.

The vote splashed some cold water on the House Republican leadership, which had been so confident that it raised the extension under fast-track rules that require a two-thirds majority.

But many lawmakers are reluctant to do so both because of the appearance of partisanship as well as the difficulty of enacting such complex legislation under fast-track rules.

Several lawmakers argued that a bilateral U.S.-Mexico deal could not even be brought before Congress because the fast-track rules governing the NAFTA renegotiations pertain specifically to a three-party deal.

13, was sponsored by Rep. Randy Forbes (R-Va). and is expected to be one of several bills coming up for a vote Tuesday evening under fast-track rules.

Republicans could push through key pieces of Trump's platform by using fast-track rules for fiscal policy items — although enacting other pieces would still require 60 votes in the Senate.

Such a finding would have violated the Senate's more arcane rules for considering budgetary items under fast-track rules — and it might have forced House Speaker Paul D. Ryan (R-Wis). to redraw the legislation and hold another vote.

It will come up on Wednesday under fast-track rules requiring a two-thirds vote for passage, according to a weekly schedule released Wednesday by House Majority Leader Eric Cantor's (R-Va). office.

The three-country signing of the trade deal Friday kicked off an intricate set of timelines under "fast-track" rules that allow the pact to pass the House and Senate with simple majority votes and without amendments.