Sentence examples for settled lawmakers from inspiring English sources

Until those questions are settled, lawmakers said they could not even begin to write a bill.

And when the dust had settled, lawmakers had pared only $10 million from the $237 million increase allocated NSF in a bill drafted by Representative Frank Wolf (R VA).

So, as the dust from the election settles, lawmakers should be listening to the voters and constituents they have been elected to serve.

More than likely, the issue will need to be settled by lawmakers instead of judges, meaning we'll need to see new legislation that regulates DFS once and for all.

When the dust settles, the lawmakers may produce the first comprehensive national energy policy in a decade.

While academics put the gain at £200 million, or $320 million, Scottish lawmakers settled on a figure of £93 million, which includes additional income charged to students from England, Wales and Northern Ireland who study in Scotland.

With the current Congress set to adjourn as soon as the end of next week, lawmakers settled on a simple 1-year extension.

That would include $11 billion in cuts that the Democratic lawmakers had settled on before the midterm elections.

Few details of the stimulus plan have been settled, according to both lawmakers and senior staff members.

At this point in the budget negotiations -- which by state law have to be settled by the time lawmakers recess for the summer -- New Jerseyans may feel like they have a case of whiplash.

By contrast, Mr. Kerry said, if lawmakers settle for a deficit-reduction package of $1.2 trillion or $1.5 trillion, Congress may be "back here in about a year or two, or three at maximum, dealing with the very same issues that are on the plate now about the unsustainability of our budget".