Sentences with phrase «chamber floor like»
Hopefully, he'll drop to the Senate chamber floor like he'd just been hit by a bolt of lightening!
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«I'm hopeful that as they integrate and incorporate new reforms, they'll allow legislation like this to the floor for a vote,» said Sen. Joe Griffo, a Republican who is the main backer of the bill in his chamber.
Just hours after the elections, Espada, Kruger, Monserrate and Diaz formed «the four amigos» and refused to back Smith as leader unless they were given plums — including titles, choice office suites (Espada's overlooked the chamber floor from the Capitol's fourth floor) and the chairmanships of committees like finance.
The groups released a series of reform suggestions that include streamlining the nomination process, eliminating the fillibuster on the motion to proceed, and require that those who want to block legislation or nominations take the floor in the chamber and actually speak (i.e. like something out of «Mr. Smith Goes To Washington»)
Although floor debates in the main Commons chamber — and the rowdy weekly showcase of Prime Minister's Question Time — are the dominant images of the UK Parliament, like any legislature the House of Commons also does a lot of detailed work holding the government to account.
They soon unearthed some remarkable buried secrets, including personal possessions like jewelry and utensils, the brick foundations of the gas chambers, and tiles that probably covered the chambers» floors.
Entering the darkened recess of a separate chamber constructed on the gallery floor, the viewer finds a wall - sized shadow tableau of all the elements previously encountered, but here unified, like multiple different arts coming together to create an opera.
Part of a network of art sites on island developed by Japanese businessman and art collector Soichiro Fukutake, the museum features polished concrete chambers housing the work of three artists: a selection of Claude Monet's water lily paintings (the skylight and glistening mosaic floor creates a shrine - like experience); an installation by Walter de Maria that consists of a central, polished granite sphere sitting on a staircase with surrounding gilded wall sculptures; and three James Turrell light works.