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He also said he would push an amendment allowing citizens to propose referendums on campaign finance issues.

The first major issue for the Recording Artists Coalition is to push an amendment in the California Legislature to include musicians in a law that puts a seven-year limit on personal service contracts.

The Liberal Democrats are to push an amendment to scrap the counter-extremism scheme Prevent and propose replacing the term "British values" with "universal democratic values" in any successor strategy.

Last May, when the pair took to the Senate floor to push an amendment to fund the border station, several observers said Goldwater seemed uncomfortable in his new-found role.

While Mikulski worked closely with House Appropriations Chairman Harold Rogers (R-Ky). on a bipartisan compromise, Senate Majority Leader Harry M. Reid (D-Nev). and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky). hit an impasse sparked by the Republican leader's desire to push an amendment blocking new carbon emission rules.

will push an amendment that would cut off all funding for military operations against ISIS in Iraq and Syria unless Congress passes a new AUMF.

But some lawmakers are now pushing an amendment that would ban all adoptions of Russian children by American citizens.

In 1994, Mr. McCain pushed an amendment that enabled dozens of additional tribes to win federal recognition and open casinos.

Members of the Congressional Progressive Caucus were pushing an amendment calling for higher levels of domestic spending.

But Republican lawmakers pushed an amendment out of concern that the law was in danger of being struck down by judges.

Mark Ridley-Thomas, a Democratic state legislator from Los Angeles, is pushing an amendment that would eliminate the replacement ballot, letting the lieutenant governor take over after a successful recall.