Often, bills were approved only after Mr. Reid had resorted to unsavory political deals to win the votes of specific senators or forced Democrats in the House to simply accept whatever watered-down package he could get through the Senate.
In state after state, GOP-dominated legislatures have enacted new rules aimed at suppressing the votes of specific types of people: younger voters, immigrant citizens, voters of color and unmarried women.
Reflecting on his defeat during a conference call to hundreds of fundraisers and donors a week after the election, Romney attributed the outcome to Obama's having secured the votes of specific interest groups, including African Americans, Hispanic Americans, young people, and women, by offering them what Romney called "extraordinary financial gifts".
Some of Mr. Green's accomplishments -- or issues that he says he initiated -- are difficult to trace solely back to him because, though he presides over the City Council, he does not have the authority to vote on specific pieces of legislation except to break a tie, which he has never had to do.
Because he lost his Senate election, Beto O'Rourke is not in a position of having to vote on specific legislation.
In his day of speeches, O'Rourke had not said "Medicare for All," "Green New Deal," or "abolish ICE". His policy goals don't recommend systemic overhauls, and one advantage of having lost his election is that he is not in a position of having to vote on specific legislation.
They are scheduled to vote on proposed amendments to her plan, including one that would give Parliament a rapid-fire series of votes on specific alternatives to the plan.
They have to vote on specific legislation".
From the perspective of the individual investor, voting in favor of specific ESG programs can make sense.
And, in an election where tens of thousands of votes, specific to geography, might have flipped the election, it's a failure with many fathers.
