Sentence examples for working congress from inspiring English sources

"We've gone through a tough year, and I've been working Congress pretty hard," the president said.

It "would be a good idea" to have someone with real stature working Congress on Bush's behalf, Lott said.

Precisely because existing ethics laws seem to be working, Congress should give them a chance before making piecemeal and unnecessary changes that could threaten the effective functioning of Government.

In 1996 Bill Clinton convened a "peacemakers' summit" of world leaders in the Egyptian resort of Sharm el-Sheikh to boost Shimon Peres's flagging campaign against Mr Netanyahu in vain.Israeli politicians working Congress with their lobbies in the face of a recalcitrant president can wield a lot of influence.

Despite widespread agreement by both Republicans and Democrats that the federal law is not working, Congress has failed to come up with an improved version, in part because of disagreement over the appropriate role of the federal government in primary and secondary education.

"After six years of high unemployment, it should occur to this government that waiting for the market to create jobs isn't working," congress President Bob White said.

"It won't be a working Parliament.

Three staff members are working 24/7.

They were working Gypsies.

"People are working 24/7.

"It can't work," Frankel says.