Sentence examples for lawmakers statements from inspiring English sources
He called the lawmakers' statements "utterly absurd" and compared the conference to "a 'Saturday Night Live' skit — unbelievable, ludicrous, almost comic if it wasn't so painful".
The lawmakers' statements followed an acknowledgment by officials at the government's intelligence agencies -- the C.I.A., the F.B.I. and the National Security Agency -- that they were surprised by Tuesday's attacks.
The lawmakers' statements at the Berkeley hearing make clear that they could use a good deal more education about the realities of life in the nation's university labs.
At times, the lawmaker made statements that suggested he was well aware of the potential illegality involved.
The supervisor later tells Merkley he can't give the lawmaker a statement and refers him to an outside phone number.
Lawmakers read out statements in both Turkish and Kurdish as waves of yellow, red and green, the traditional Kurdish colors, rippled through the masses.
And an amendment offered by Merkley asks lawmakers to endorse statements made by a variety of scientific organizations and government agencies saying that climate change is real and that humans are driving it.
"We've unfortunately had too many Republican Party leaders and lawmakers make such statements," he said.
Centre-left lawmakers applauded this statement.
