Sentence examples for pushing through legislation from inspiring English sources

At home, it is pushing through legislation to enforce a mandatory switch from diesel to biofuels.

Critics have accused Mr. Zuma's party of pushing through legislation to disband the unit out of vengeance.

In 2010, Obama was credited with pushing through legislation that was intended to clamp down on Wall Street.

As part of efforts to revamp the country's banking industry, British politicians are pushing through legislation that is aimed at protecting local consumers from potential future financial crises.

If Mr Obama's first two years in office were the time for seizing opportunity and pushing through legislation, the next two may require withstanding a siege.

The administration held the line by pushing through legislation that will cut welfare, take one euro per hour off the minimum wage and trim civil servants' pensions.

Barring Scottish MPs from parts of the legislative process could leave the party struggling to push through legislation, even if it wins a majority, because much of its power base is north of the border.

Thomas E. Watson, a congressman from Georgia, pushed through legislation for an RFD system in 1893.

House Republicans plan to push through legislation this week to repeal the health care reform law.

She later pushed through legislation that made Medicare cover breast cancer screenings and other treatments.

He pushed through legislation to fund it because he believes in light rail mass transit.