Sentences with phrase «get meaningful legislation»
Recognizing a role for the federal government in helping Lyme sufferers like Kaleigh and their advocates like Holly, Chris worked across party lines to get meaningful legislation through the House of Representatives.
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«We're hopeful they can get it together to pass meaningful legislation before the session ends.»
«The Commons,» he writes, «should schedule its own business; select committees need more powers and resources to get to the bottom of the misdeeds of banks or government departments; backbench MPs should have a meaningful opportunity to introduce legislation that has wide support.
House Democrats pressing for action on climate policy are having to resort to various work - arounds, in a situation where it is difficult even to get a meaningful climate change hearing, and for now impossible to move significant legislation.
BUT: With climate and energy legislation stalled in the Senate, there appears to be slippage in the direction of an energy - only bill, without any clear path to getting the support needed to pass a bill that includes a meaningful climate policy mechanism (such as an emissions cap).
In a non-election year it's hard enough for the U.S. Congress to get anything done, and now that we're quickly approaching the midterm elections, progress on meaningful legislation is next to impossible.