Sentence examples for lawmakers list from inspiring English sources

Here's how the proposals stack up against the need for real reform: OUTSIDE INCOME The proposal would mandate more disclosure, including requirements that lawmakers list income ranges to $1 million or more.

In deciding on sanctions, Mr. Bush went beyond the lawmakers' list to order American financial institutions to cut any ties with the Commercial Bank of Syria, citing money laundering concerns.

The proposed sanctions come as administration officials confront skepticism around the world about their allegations that Iran was behind the plot and limited options about what they can do — as well as growing pressure from Republicans and some Democrats in Congress to take tougher action against Iran, with the central bank and the oil industry high on lawmakers' lists.

Even though legal scholars questioned whether "material support for terrorism" and "conspiracy" to aid terrorism were offenses under the laws of armed conflict, lawmakers listed both as allowable charges in their 2006 bill and repeated them in a 2009 overhaul, over the Obama administration's warnings that they might be vulnerable to being overturned.

Multiple calls for comment on the letter and ADF's legislative priorities were made to Rep. Dan Nordberg (R-Colorado Springs), whose name appears first among the lawmakers listed on the letter, were not returned.

The Republican strategy was straightforward enough: neutralize any issue that could hurt the party in the general election while giving Republican lawmakers a list of major accomplishments.

The mayor has given state lawmakers a list of ways to help the city close its $4 billion budget gap, and is hoping to win enough of those to make up $400 million in the city budget.

The Senate, which is controlled by Republicans, passed a flurry of legislation that the party once fiercely resisted, seeking to deprive Democrats of issues to use against them in the general election while giving Republican lawmakers a list of major accomplishments.

And a simple reform to change that -- allowing private sector funding to increase admissions -- remains outside of lawmakers priorities list.

"We shouldn't feel satisfied," Mr. Obama told the donors and several Democratic lawmakers after listing achievements so far this year.

Indeed, such is the power of the majority leaders that they control the very minutiae of governing, down to who gets what office and which lawmakers are listed on bills as sponsors.