Sentence examples for for substantive legislation from inspiring English sources

"Reconciliation was never intended for substantive legislation, policy legislation," Mr. Conrad said, "so there are all kinds of hurdles to writing major legislation in reconciliation".

Congress is tied up in knots, offering voters plenty of partisan bile, but little in the way of substantive legislation.

For Schumer, filling the gap between electoral success and substantive legislation has been elusive.

Mr. Edwards, too, has called on Congress to pass substantive legislation that would, among other measures, block financing for a buildup of troops.

"I have said for weeks, I don't think it is the right way to write substantive legislation because if you get into the details and we won't do that here, it just doesn't work very well".

WASHINGTON — Congress comes back to session this week with leaders of both parties planning a war of words in 2014 — dueling agendas that promise little substantive legislation but lots of messages aimed at establishing clear contrasts for voters heading toward the midterm election.

Neither man introduced substantive legislation to sanction Ukrainian leaders when they got back to Washington.

Links represent instances when senators have voted similarly on substantive legislation on at least 100 occasions during the same congressional session.

The tactic is "not the best way to write major substantive legislation" that should have bipartisan buy-in, Mr. Conrad said in an interview.

The defection by Arlen Specter, a veteran Pennsylvania Republican, puts the majority Democratic party closer to the 60 votes needed to pass most substantive legislation.

Reconciliation bills are primarily intended to deal with budget items that affect the deficit, not with substantive legislation like health care reform.