The question is how profound those changes will be and whether more radical changes will be pushed through, against the wishes of the White House and leaders in the Senate and House.
Thursday's move will not necessarily guarantee plain packaging will be pushed through before the general election in May.
Using simple acoustic tubes, the sound will be pushed through a brass horn, rising 20 feet above ground level.
These laws will be pushed through in the first hours of Chinese control, which suggests that China wants the means to clamp down on pro-democracy demonstrators fast.
Perhaps the more pressing question is whether the European Commission's recommendations will be pushed through once they encounter inevitable political opposition.
Meanwhile, a slimmer energy bill will be pushed through later in the spring.Will that bill end up being just as larded with bacon as the current version?
That perception, more than any specific proposal yet on the table, may explain Mr. Cameron's fear that regulations costly to the City of London will be pushed through over Britain's objection.
The details of how these ideas will be pushed through remain highly uncertain, but Mr. Juncker said that discussions on tightening the rules would include the possibility of changing the European Union's governing treaty — a slow and cumbersome process.
Christian Poirier of the NGO Amazon Watch says the court's latest decision is unlikely to stop the completion of Belo Monte, which will be pushed through by the government.
Legislation regarding percentage of members voting for industrial action will be pushed through and this will lead to action by the main teaching unions, something Gove seems to want for some bizarre reason.
If the Duma proves unco-operative, says Mr Chubais, tax reforms will be pushed through by decree.Bolder still is the government's claim to have won approval for the plan from regional governors, who were already screaming for more subsidies and could lose even more from the new reforms.
