Sentence examples for victory lawmakers from inspiring English sources

In another Democratic victory, lawmakers voted 51 to 49 to break $2.7 billion out of the Republicans' $150 billion tax cut to use for Pell Grants for low-income college students.

In the days since the Democrats' sweeping victory, lawmakers and liberal groups have spoken up in praise of Pelosi — her legislative skills, her fundraising acumen and her groundbreaking status as the first female speaker — but a few have added sharp warnings against internal divisions.

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Mrs. Brady and her membership had a role in the gun control victory, lobbying lawmakers in the days and hours before the vote.

KABUL, Afghanistan — In a victory for lawmakers, President Hamid Karzai inaugurated the National Assembly on Wednesday, ending months of delays but only partly settling the controversy and recriminations over the September parliamentary elections, which were fraught with charges of widespread fraud.

The story behind the F.D.A.'s turnaround on the pain pills, last Thursday, involved a rare victory by lawmakers from states hard hit by prescription drug abuse over well-financed lobbyists for business and patient groups, one that came during a continuing public health crisis.

The latest charges of vote-buying and victories by lawmakers who had "symbiotic" relationships with the government would further erode trust, he said.

But it will remain hard for either party to post legislative victories if lawmakers continue to see it in their interest to oppose measures they really want to pass.

Mr. Pataki and his advisers do not define victory the way lawmakers do.

It would also be a victory for European Union lawmakers who have otherwise become bogged down in efforts to regulate banking.

Wall Street was hesitant to declare total victory, though, because lawmakers still faced the hurdle of getting a bill through both chambers of Congress.