Sentence examples for forceful floor from inspiring English sources

The size of the Democratic opposition was a major embarrassment for Richard A. Gephardt, the party's leader in the House, who helped write the resolution with the White House and made a forceful floor speech in its favor.

In a forceful floor speech that could serve as a closing statement in his election-year pitch for returning Republicans to power, Mr. McConnell accused the White House and Democrats in Congress of using their one-party control of Washington over the last two years to run up spending and now wanting to raise taxes to spend more.

The others join in, rushing toward audience members, staring into their eyes and then collapsing on the floor in forceful heaps.

McConnell, who is typically known for his calm and collected demeanor, defended his position in a forceful speech on the Senate floor.

gave a forceful defense on the House floor on Wednesday of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program.

I first noticed that my dog, Roxy Hess, had artistic intentions when she left a forceful and unmistakable message on the floor of the studio we share.

One short and forceful, his feet dangling just above the floor, the other melancholy and drooping a bit, they are rare survivors of Tuol Sleng prison, where at least 14,000 people were sent to their deaths three decades ago.

He delivered a forceful attack on Mr. Bork on the Senate floor and led the fight to defeat his nomination.

With what I'd call a "material hangover" from a Saturday night of stuffy wine bars and loose dance floors, my body awoke with a forceful request for something healthy.

Clocking in at 141 bpm, "MOKONZI" is a ready-for-the-floor jam with a complex flavor: forceful, demented and oppositional.

After all, the king's own ambassador, presenting his credentials at Topkapi, found himself seized by guards, pushed to his knees, and his forehead pressed to the floor beneath the sultan's feet – a forceful reminder of where authority rested.