Sentence examples for legislative combat from inspiring English sources

It also brought back memories of a time when legislative combat could be as fierce as it is now but when there seemed to be more room for independent judgment — or, more accurately, when there were more legislators willing to ignore their party's disciplinarians and demagogues and act on principle alone.

In the Senate, retirement will rob remaining lawmakers of the company of the conservative stalwarts Jesse Helms of North Carolina and Phil Gramm of Texas, two men noted for their hand-to-hand style of legislative combat, not to mention soon-to-be centenarian Strom Thurmond of South Carolina.

The two bills underscore the tension among Senate Democrats over how to proceed with President Obama's call for legislative measures to combat gun violence.

But it is very hard within the current legislative framework to combat exploitation within brothels – where those trafficked into prostitution are most likely to be working.

In his first term, Mr. Obama largely backed off legislative efforts to combat climate change even as he pushed tougher emissions standards for automobiles.

Evidence of industry misconduct revealed in these documents has driven serious legislative efforts to combat its attempts to undermine public heath.

In May, Biden was honored for his legislative work to combat violence against women by Hargitay's not-for-profit group dedicated to ending the backlog, the Joyful Heart Foundation.

In a meeting with CPJ delegates in 2014, Brazil's president, Dilma Rousseff, promised to adopt a policy of "zero impunity" and pledged to support legislative initiatives to combat crimes against freedom of expression.

However, it added that it was "encouraged" by the new legislative efforts to combat the problem - something both it and American media companies had long lobbied for.

In 16 chapters, authors from all over the world have created a universal view on the diverse field of marine litter pollution, the biological impacts, dedicated research activities, and the various national and international legislative efforts to combat this environmental problem.

Advocates for legislative action to combat climate change hope that, over time, those connections will build a coalition.