California lawmakers, for example, are considering such a plan for their state.
A large number of Republican lawmakers, for example, simply don't accept that the United States is going to be in default as of Tuesday.
Besides adverse court rulings, there are perennial proposals from Italian lawmakers, for example, to rein in bloggers by requiring them to post corrections of their errors.
Lawmakers, for example, have suggested that they may refinance the state's tobacco bonds and use the proceeds to plug the hole for now, until the economy improves.
Many lawmakers, for example, insisted that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the nation's largest mortgage finance companies, take on riskier mortgages in an effort to aid poor families.
Many counties represented by Republican lawmakers, for example, have sales taxes that are set to expire in the coming weeks unless they are renewed by the Legislature.
California lawmakers, for example, have proposed legislation to establish a data-protection authority while other states may offer very little regulatory protection.
Republican lawmakers, for example, criticize new environmental regulations as job destroyers, but supporters of tougher clean air rules say they will create tens of thousands of jobs in pollution control industries.
But Mr. Reid did not use his full power to force senators to attend — no lawmakers, for example, were brought back to the chamber by the sergeant-at-arms — and 40 senators did not record their presence during a 5 a.m. attendance check.
Texan lawmakers, for example, received just over $50,000 in 2010.
