Sentence examples for needs lawmakers from inspiring English sources

Mr. Smith said that he did not support raising taxes during a recession but that the state needs lawmakers who have the will to invest a future surplus in infrastructure rather than in tax cuts.

But the transportation revitalization plan is jeopardized by skyrocketing construction costs and the diversion of dollars from fuel taxes to pay for other state budget needs, lawmakers and transportation advocates said.

Mr Emanuel will need to work with Illinois state legislators, who created the pension funds and set the rules that govern them; the mayor needs lawmakers' consent for any serious reform.Dick Simpson of the University of Illinois at Chicago says Mr Emanuel has been a fine economic steward, but has disappointed voters on crime and schools.

Surely, we're going to need lawmakers who understand what caused the current meltdown and who can design rules to make sure it doesn't happen again.

At some point Obama will need lawmakers to finish the job and pull down the rest of the embargo if it is to have lasting effect.

Ms. Tisch said they needed lawmakers to approve a package of education legislation within the next 10 days, so that the state could meet the June 1 application deadline for the federal competition known as Race to the Top.

Matthew Waxman, who was assistant secretary of defense for detainee affairs in the Bush administration, said the Obama administration would need lawmakers' support for its long-term post-Guantánamo plans.

Alongside him in the studio was the Senate minority leader, Trent Lott of Mississippi, who pointedly questioned the "timing and tone" of Mr. Daschle's complaints, and said the president needed lawmakers' support.

Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal and the Saints' owner Tom Benson said they needed lawmakers and residents to back their plan to keep the team in New Orleans through 2025 and revitalize a part of downtown that has been abandoned since Hurricane Katrina.

This troubles workers like Corona because they need lawmakers to look out for them.

We need lawmakers to start a national campaign to revise school practices so that no children end up imprisoned when what they need is an effective, compassionate intervention.