Sentence examples for put a bill on from inspiring English sources
Inside of one week they put a bill on President Obama's desk.
"Put a bill on the floor and let us vote".
Neil put a bill on the counter, and the man shoved it away.
"We won't stop until we put a bill on the governor's desk".
Senator Mitch McConnell, the Kentucky Republican and majority leader, has refused to put a bill on the floor despite strong bipartisan support.
"You're not going to put a bill on the floor that potentially embarrasses the president," said a senior Republican staff member.
I have no intention of putting a bill on the floor that the people in this room do not believe secures our borders.
But Politico, citing an anonymous source, quoted Mr. Boehner as saying: "I have no intention of putting a bill on the floor that will violate the principles of our majority and divide our conference.
We have a situation right now where if John Boehner, the speaker of the House, puts a bill on the floor to reopen the government at current funding levels, so that we can then negotiate on a real budget that allows us to stop governing from crisis to crisis, it would pass.
Obama, meanwhile, warned Republicans that if they go off on a month-long vacation without putting a bill on his desk, then he will be forced to act on his own.
But they are cynically figuring that passing immigration reform in the House -- and then never agreeing with the Senate on a compromise -- will be just as good for them politically as actually putting a bill on Obama's desk.
