Sentence examples for rules for debate from inspiring English sources

When they returned they abruptly called for a vote on the original rules for debate.

The House eventually approved the rules for debate on a vote of 216 to 209, largely along party lines.

The Senate measure would be "deemed passed" if and when the House adopts rules for debate on the follow-up budget reconciliation bill.

Under the rules for debate, Wednesday will be a vote marathon, with the final outcome known late at night or Thursday morning.

Instead the issue was pulled from the floor after the House voted 228 to 203 against the rules for debate established by the Republican leadership.

Under the rules for debate, the Shays-Meehan bill will be pitted against two rival bills; whichever bill emerges will then be subject to amendment.

Following are House members who voted across party lines in today's 228-to-203 roll-call vote by which the House rejected ground rules for debating campaign finance legislation.

1. Campaign Finance Reform: Vote on the ground rules for debating campaign finance legislation that had been set by the Republican leaders, thus halting action on the bill and leaving its future in doubt.

Bruce J. Teitelbaum, the mayor's campaign manager, sent a letter to Mrs. Clinton's campaign manager, Bill de Blasio, politely suggesting that the two candidates begin conversations on the ground rules for debates.

But in a sign that Mr. Hastert and other opponents doubted their own ability to defeat it, they waited until the night before to spring a patently unfair rule for debating and voting on the measure.

The moderator, Jon Breen, laid the ground rules for the debate, saying that the four other candidates would not be allowed to speak until after the formal debate between Bush and Reagan.