Sentence examples for serious legislation from inspiring English sources

These should be real legislative committees that have actual power and responsibility for passing serious legislation.

We've done serious legislation, and that's what important down here.

Few expect serious legislation to pass in the fall with members focusing on re-election campaigns.

"This is not serious legislation, it's a political bill," said Representative Henry Waxman, the ranking Democrat on the committee.

Despite his successes, Mr. Weiner could be abrasive, and some colleagues wrote him off as a publicity seeker unwilling to put in the hard work needed to pass serious legislation.

Feinstein said the hack was "only the latest example of the need for serious legislation to improve the sharing of information between the private sector and the government to help companies strengthen cybersecurity".

Serious ethics legislation should also require legislators to declare, publicly and clearly, where they get their private money.

The Australians are about to adopt serious climate legislation.

These coalitions could make serious climate legislation possible.

If Republicans are serious about legislation, they will drop these poison pills.

The 2007 Energy Independence and Security Act, the most serious energy legislation in a generation, went a long way toward reaching those goals.