Sentence examples for sham bill from inspiring English sources
Critics say the Republican measure is a "sham bill," as Representative Richard A. Gephardt, Democrat of Missouri, put it today, that would not work because of its excessive concern with protecting the profits of the pharmaceutical industry.
Lawmakers in the House must demand a chance to vote on real reform, not the sham bill that is being force-fed them by Mr. DeLay and his colleagues.
Today we also appeal to Republicans who favored reform in the past but who are under extreme pressure to support a sham bill being drafted by the G.O.P. leadership that would preserve excessive fund-raising.
Mr. Gingrich then tried to foist a sham bill on the members, with an anti-union provision unacceptable to the Democrats, tied to a procedural rule designed to prevent a vote on genuine reform.
The House speaker, Dennis Hastert, has promised to allow the bill to be debated after the Fourth of July recess, and Mr. Shays asserts that Mr. Hastert has also promised a vote on the original legislation, as opposed to permitting a vote only on a sham bill being drafted in committee.
"The politicians who introduced this sham bill have repeatedly voted to take away insurance coverage and deny women access to birth control.
Yesterday, the police arrested Mr. Orlando, two other hospital workers and two outsiders on charges of conducting a scheme from 1998 to 2003 to defraud the hospital group through sham billing for locks and pneumatic tube system parts.
He wants the members to pass a sham parole bill called "Jenna's law" that is being pushed by the Republican Senate and Gov. George Pataki.
The I.R.S. called the trusts a sham and sent a bill for $53.2 million.
In the debate and in an interview, Mr. Humphreys called the drug bill a sham and said Mrs. Capito's claim of supporting education was hollow when appropriations fell far short of promises.
Mr. McCain and his allies call Mr. Hagel's bill a sham, with loopholes that will allow soft money to flow into state party committees and allow federal candidates to help the states raise such financing.
