Sentence examples for up the senate from inspiring English sources

Despite their victories, the small group of senators continued to lock up the senate to prevent any pro-war legislation from passing.

The president urges the House to take up the SEnate legislation, which passed with bipartisan support: It's sitting there waiting for the HOuse to pass it.

"We will not do anything else," the minority leader, Senator Tom Daschle of South Dakota, said as he tied up the Senate in hours of procedural maneuvers.

One option, which some Senators are pushing, is for the House to take up the Senate bill, easing the path to final passage and signing by the president.

House Republicans have said they will not take up the Senate version of immigration reform.

But there will be problems with just taking up the Senate bill".

At the Capitol, Mr. Voinovich hurtled up the Senate Only steps for a vote.

If that version fails to win passage, the House will take up the Senate-passed version — at this point the most likely outcome.

Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky, a Tea Party favorite, said Republicans in the House should call up the Senate-passed bill extending the middle-class tax cuts, then vote "present" in protest, allowing Democrats to "own" the tax code.

"I think it would be great to have the House take up the Senate-passed bill .

Menendez said the House will probably take up the Senate-passed bill, with approval possible by a voice vote before week's end, according to congressional aides.