Sentence examples for vote representative from inspiring English sources

In a floor speech before the vote, Representative Ron Paul, Republican of Texas, said passage of the new sanctions would be "an act of war".

Rather than lose the vote, Representative Erik Fresen, the Miami Republican who sponsored the House bill, pulled the measure and postponed the vote.

"Take your responsibility seriously and give us a vote!" Representative Maxine Waters of California said: "I am willing to stay here until hell freezes over.

After the final vote, Representative Eric Cantor of Virginia, the second-ranking House Republican, called the Democratic package "a spending bill beyond anyone's imagination".

After the House vote, Representative Eric Cantor of Virginia, the No. 2 House Republican, called out by name Democratic senators running for re-election in Republican states, daring them to stand by the health care law.

After the vote, Representative Eric Cantor of Virginia, the House majority leader, criticized Mr. Obama for what he called a failure of leadership for refusing to negotiate a way out of the impasse.

"As soon as people figure out they can vote representatives in to give them benefits, that's the end of democracy," Mr. Young said.

But the territory has no voting representative in Congress.

The district continues to be denied a voting representative in the House for its 600,000 citizens.

The 600,000 or so residents of the nation's capital do not have a voting representative in Congress.

Puerto Ricans hold American citizenship and can serve in the military, but the commonwealth has no voting representative in Congress.