Sentence examples for priority of lawmakers from inspiring English sources

Reducing the impact of the Bloomberg administration's stop-and-frisk policy has been a top priority of lawmakers from minority neighborhoods, who have urged Mr. Cuomo, a Democrat, to pay more attention to the needs of their communities.

As a result, the Tea Party's objectives have been the top priorities of lawmakers.

Later in the week, the House is expected to consider a mental health measure that has long been a priority of many lawmakers.

And among a list of businesses' priorities for lawmakers, "state preemption of local mandates" (such as higher local minimum wages and paid leave policies) came in dead last.

Regulatory Consolidation Filling the regulatory gaps is a priority for lawmakers.

Many Democrats, however, said they were skeptical that the coalition-led Senate would pay attention to minority communities in the way that the Senate Democrats would have, given that the Republicans have been the main roadblock to a host of legislative priorities for lawmakers from minority communities.

Ms. Murkowski and Senator Ted Stevens, another Alaska Republican, have made the pipeline subsidies a top requirement for their support of the bill, particularly when it appears that the authors will have to drop a plan for oil drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, another priority of the Alaska lawmakers.

And a simple reform to change that -- allowing private sector funding to increase admissions -- remains outside of lawmakers priorities list.

Mr. Ritter said there were several priorities for lawmakers to focus on, but that water was a building block of society.

"I've seen a number of lawmakers quoted, stating that a reinstitution of the ban is a top priority for the next Congress," says Kennedy.

Reducing violence against women, low-income and otherwise, doesn't seem to be much of a priority to conservative lawmakers either.