Sentence examples for major votes from inspiring English sources

On major votes, she has followed party lines.

On May 2, Mr. Vento cast one of his last major votes, in opposition to normalizing trade relations with China.

Mr. Boehner and Mr. Pitts have received 100 percent ratings from the National Right to Life Committee, indicating agreement with the group's positions on major votes.

The margins on the major votes were close, and Vice President Dick Cheney was called in to break an early tie.

The daytime approval of the budget followed a period in which Mr. Cuomo and lawmakers had been criticized for a series of major votes taken in the middle of the night, and, at times, with little public notice.

The most dishonest aspect of this debacle was that Republicans denied they were filibustering, claiming that they just wanted to prolong debate for a while and that all major votes require 60 supporters.

The Democrats lost on the lone major vote so far.

"I have a 100percentt voting record on every major vote," Mr. Towns said.

A major vote of confidence came from David Westin, the president of ABC News.

The justices sent the case back to the lower court, extending the uncertainty surrounding this major voting-rights case.

Congress recently passed legislation setting a goal of providing Amtrak $13 billion over five years, a major vote of confidence.