Sentences with phrase «major lame duck»

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McConnell said this month that the overall bill is a major priority for Congress» lame - duck session and singled out its provisions helping regenerative medicine.

Lame - duck Gov. Paterson, who has been struggling to be taken seriously, is widely seen as having received a major boost in his so - far fruitless budget negotiations with Silver.

Imagine a future in which the Tories continue their civil war while businesses look in horror as a lame duck government is unable to tackle major issues, let alone day to day decision making.

Major decisions could take place during the lame duck Congress in November or December, potentially resulting in the loss of millions of jobs and massive cuts to health care, education, aid to state and local governments, and other vital programs.

At the least, the tone and scope of Mr. Bloomberg's proposal suggested that he is eager to maintain a national profile on major issues and determined not to be seen as a lame duck for the remaining two years of his term.