Sentence examples for in support of the amendment from inspiring English sources

Newt Gingrich (whose authority on questions of marriage is not unassailable) spoke in support of the amendment, but his supporters will have little incentive to turn out on May 8th.

A majority of Democrat members voted in support of the amendment.

Thirty-four Republicrossedossed party lines to vote in support of the amendment.

Several local and national groups are starting to coalesce into a campaign in support of the amendment, said Jason Adkins, the executive director of the Minnesota Catholic Conference.

Three Democrats joined the Republicans in support of the amendment, Ben Nelson of Nebraska, Joe Manchin of West Virginia and Bob Casey of Pennsylvania.

A Republican, Senator Jesse Helms of North Carolina, chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee and one of most conservative senators, joined Mr. Wellstone, one of the chamber's leading liberals, in support of the amendment.

Mr. Kerry took the occasion to deliver what amounted to an eight-minute stump speech on the Senate floor in support of the amendments, a talk that advocates of gun control credited with helping to pass them.

That same year, Senator Udall took the senate floor and made an impassioned speech in support of the amendments to add New Mexico Downwinders to the government's Radiation Exposure Compensation Program (RECA).

Senator Obama has clearly demonstrated his commitment to the 2nd Amendment by his vote in support of the Vitter amendment to HR 5441, the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations bill of 2007.

I said that I was surprised at Fortas's role, in view of his strong record in support of the First Amendment.

And then there was the moving statement by Robert Byrd, Democrat of West Virginia, in support of the Levin amendment and against the administration-backed resolution: "This is an unprecedented and unfounded interpretation of the president's authority under the Constitution of the United States — not to mention the fact that it stands the charter of the United Nations on its head".