Sentence examples for legislative player from inspiring English sources

Mr. Stevens, regarded as a formidable legislative player in the Senate, sat quietly at the defense table throughout the day.

While Mr. Stevens has earned a reputation as a gruff and cantankerous legislative player, Mr. Allen's world in Alaska was far cruder than the relatively genteel ways of Washington.

While the health care industry was among her top supporters in her 2000 Senate race, the trend has accelerated in 2006 as her political prominence has grown and as she has become an important legislative player on health care issues.

Legislative players in the Senate have introduced three bills, including "The Medical Information Protection Act of 1999," by Sen. Robert Bennet (R-UT).

"The real solution here is a legislative fix so all players in the industry can act according to a clear set of rules," said William G. Schiffbauer, a Washington lawyer whose clients include employers and insurance companies.

"In terms of lobbying, he's clearly an impact player," said Blair Horner, legislative director of the New York Public Interest Research Group.

Now the Senate is the only player in the legislative process in Democratic hands, and any Democratic measures will have to start there.

In a dramatic display of the power of online protest, a congressional vote on the anti-piracy bills Pipa and Sopa have been shelved after some of the internet's main players demanded a legislative rethink.

For all the press attention to Mr. Leung, he was not a real player in a real legislative revolution that took place far more quietly on opening day.

One of the ironies of the Republican takeover of the Senate is that it has made President Barack Obama more of a central player in Washington's legislative debates than he had been before.

Over its 90-year history, the Chamber has proven to be a scale-tipping player in many major legislative battles.