Sentence examples for representatives to act from inspiring English sources

With the failure of the state's elected representatives to act, the issue is now being decided by the courts, and schools did not get the giant increase in aid that they had hoped for.

Hopefully as this debate returns to Washington and we turn to more serious conversations about surveillance reform, Oliver's jokes will keep Americans engaged and calling on their representatives to act on surveillance reform.

The only engagement should focus on pressuring elected representatives to act justly on our issues, or risk being voted out of office.

We need to make corruption an ever-present theme that pushes our elected representatives to act in the public interest, despite all the money spent by special interests to influence them.

Please ask your Senators and Representatives to act now to extend emergency unemployment insurance benefits as soon as they return in January to assist those who need help most in this jobless recovery.

We expect our representatives to act statesmanlike, to cobble together agreements that require some giving with the taking, but then demand adherence to the party line when our issue is at stake.

Representatives must act in ways that safeguard the capacity of the represented to authorize and to hold their representatives accountable and uphold the capacity of the representative to act independently of the wishes of the represented.

"The term 'proxy' also refers to the written instrument that appoints the representative to act," Mr. Troup said.

The package of measures also called on the UN to name a special representative to act as a mediator in Zimbabwe, and hopes remain that this will still go ahead.

Among Clinton supporters, 72% wanted their representative to act as a check and balance on Trump.

When our federal representatives fail to act, it's time to look to our state elected officials to lead.