Sentences with phrase «certain lawmakers»

The group is organizing against certain lawmakers as retaliation for their «no» votes on the marriage equality bill that was defeated in the Senate in December 2009 by a margin of 38 to 24.

«It's disheartening to learn that certain lawmakers who approved teacher assessment reforms during the budget process have flip - flopped after a special interest group complained about the agreement.

The provision most likely reflects complaints by certain lawmakers that the ethics office's staff investigations were at times too aggressive, an allegation that watchdog groups dismissed as evidence that lawmakers were just trying to protect themselves.

«By killing this legislation today, certain lawmakers in the Texas House have deliberately ignored the will of a vast majority of Texans who support school choice.

You might think that the death penalty would be an adequate — or more than adequate — punishment for a person's crimes, but certain lawmakers from Texas and Florida believe that those on death row still have it too easy.

Well, for one thing, it showcases that certain lawmakers are aware of the issues and are working hard to try to find a solution.

Certain lawmakers had argued in favour of tightening regulations for applying the same on cryptocurrency exchanges of South Korea back in August.