Reuters reports: By a vote of 78-17, the Senate laid the groundwork for debating a bill that would back a $1 billion loan guarantee for the government in Kiev, provide $150 million in aid for Ukraine and neighboring countries and require sanctions on Russians and Ukrainians responsible for corruption, human rights abuses or undermining stability in Ukraine.
But GOP leaders wrangled over the language for weeks, fearful that an outright apology could lay the groundwork for a debate over reparations.
But even before the budget outlook for the next year comes precisely into focus, the two parties are laying the groundwork for a debate about how to restore the government to a stronger fiscal condition in the long run.
Your example of the environmental movement laying the groundwork for this debate also seems almost too apt, in that it suggests how little effective action tends collectively to be taken by humanity when a problem – however menacing – is nebulous.
Laying the groundwork for a debate in Iowa on Sunday, and at the start of a three-day bus tour across the state on Thursday, he seized at an opportunity to highlight differences with Mrs. Clinton, a level of engagement he waved off in the past.
SACRAMENTO -- Two Assembly Democrats want to restore funding for California's healthcare program for the poor, laying the groundwork for another debate over how to make the best use of the state's financial recovery.
In this paper, we lay the groundwork for a debate on the conceptual framework for developing a Citizens Observatoryy.
The Occupy movement laid the groundwork for a great debate.
Both sides are hoping to lay the groundwork for an aggressive debate as national polls show a tight race.
Senator John Kerry and President Bush battled over the Iraq war and the threat of another domestic terrorist attack, and set the groundwork for their first debate, Thursday.
It is encouraging to see some policymakers laying the groundwork for a thoughtful debate.
