Sentence examples for insert an amendment from inspiring English sources

"Rockefeller rose to insert an amendment in the party platform against fringe elements in the party, like the John Birch Society.

When civil liberties advocates attempted to insert an amendment that would create an exemption for people using religion as a reason to violate anti-discrimination laws, Canady and fellow Republicans rallied to defeat it.

It is assumed that the Lords will insert an amendment in to legislation on trade which would require the prime minister to negotiate a customs union with the EU.

After just a few minutes of late-night discussion among a small handful of lawmakers, King managed to insert an amendment in the House of Representatives' version of the pending Farm Bill that could nullify vast numbers of state laws protecting animals from cruelty.

In 2010, I inserted an amendment in Dodd-Frank to audit the emergency lending by the Fed during the financial crisis.

BROKERS AND FIDUCIARY DUTY Senators had no luck inserting an amendment into their bill that would require brokers to act in clients' best interests.

It turned out his solidarity with the N.R.A. extended to quietly inserting an amendment that year into President Obama's health care reform law that restricted the ability of physicians to gather data about their patients' use of firearms.

Late last week, Mr. Dodd did something about Wall Street bonuses: he inserted an amendment into the stimulus package that pretty much chokes them off for the five top executives — and, far more horrifying for Wall Street — for the top 20 earners as well.

To solve this problem, Senator Al Franken of Minnesota inserted an amendment in the Senate bill that would end the practice of banks picking the agency to rate their securities; rather, an agency would be chosen at random, and the bank would be forced to accept its rating.

But Sen. James Inhofe has inserted an amendment to address what he sees as problems associated with lead-paint removal regulations.

Foster inserted an amendment during the bill's second reading that would have allowed sex offenders a choice between three treatment options.