Sentence examples for has voted down from inspiring English sources

Congress has voted down other plans to increase Tricare fees, which veterans groups oppose.

The Legislature has voted down more than 30 attempts to raise cigarette taxes in 30 years.

Senator Ted Cruz, Republican of Texas, argued that, "The committee has voted down every serious border security amendment that has been presented here today".

The Senate has voted down just 9 cabinet nominees in U.S. history — four of them were under President John Tyler in the 1840s.

Meanwhile, the state House has voted down a motion to take up a bill that would ban assault rifles, effectively killing the measure for this session.

The Guardian Council, an unelected watchdog body that can veto legislation for violating Islam or the Constitution, has voted down three drafts of the bill.

Other municipal unions have voted down deals in recent years.

MPs have voted down Chris Leslie's amendment by 316 votes to 296 - a majority of 20.

MPs have voted down the Miliband amendment - but by just nine votes.

MPs have voted down a government attempt to secure provisional authorisation for military intervention in Syria.

Some people, he said, would have voted down any measure calling for more borrowing.