Sentence examples for move a bill forward from inspiring English sources

Senator Christopher J. Dodd, Democrat of Connecticut and chairman of the banking committee, said he did not believe there would be enough Republican support to get the 60 votes needed to move a bill forward.

"But a speech alone is not enough," said Janet Murguia, president of the National Council of La Raza, a Latino civil rights group, "and it will not make a difference if the president does not follow through and push both parties in Congress to move a bill forward".

"This will only intensify the debate and intensify efforts to move a bill forward".

Unfortunately for privacy reformers and anti-surveillance lawmakers, the Senate just voted to close that door, moving a bill forward to extend Section 702 surveillance for six more years.

Republican Senator Bob Corker, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, told reporters on Monday there were still issues under discussion and that any announcement about a deal to move the bill forward "seemed somewhat premature".

He called Senate majority leader Republican Mitch McConnell "an enormous obstacle, unwilling to move the bill forward for purely political reasons".

The process was delayed for unknown reasons, and the Sentinel published an editorial with a mild prompt: "We call on our own Sen. Scott to announce a new committee hearing date and move this bill forward".

The action has now moved to the Senate, where a cloture vote this morning failed to move the bill forward.

"But I would hope that [Lofgren] would help move the bill forward, even if she's not a sponsor".

Nelson, now that he has voted to move the bill forward, is still threatening to filibuster a final bill if he finds it objectionable.

In closed-door meetings, many have accused Democrats of giving up on a balanced compromise over immigration reform just to move the bill forward.