Examples of lawmaker in a Sentence
the state's lawmakers worked long into the night drafting a bill that would be acceptable to everyone
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So to say the Democrat is grounded in his truth is to undersell his mission in the Senate, where this session a record five lawmakers are Black.
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Philip Elliott, TIME, 6 Feb. 2025
Some Republican lawmakers attempted to make sense of the comments in a closed-door meeting with Trump’s Middle East envoy, Steve Witkoff, on Wednesday.
—Lucas Lilieholm, CNN, 6 Feb. 2025
Ben de la Cruz/NPR Protesters — led by Democratic lawmakers and nonprofit workers — demonstrated in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday in response to the Trump administration's decision to furlough nearly all employees at the United States Agency for International Development.
—Luke Garrett, NPR, 6 Feb. 2025
Less than a year after Colorado lawmakers passed a suite of land-use reforms in a bid to solve the state’s housing crisis, several are now backing a bill to further expand development rights — this time on land owned by churches and other religious organizations.
—Seth Klamann, The Denver Post, 5 Feb. 2025
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Philip Elliott, TIME, 6 Feb. 2025
Some Republican lawmakers attempted to make sense of the comments in a closed-door meeting with Trump’s Middle East envoy, Steve Witkoff, on Wednesday.
—Lucas Lilieholm, CNN, 6 Feb. 2025
Ben de la Cruz/NPR Protesters — led by Democratic lawmakers and nonprofit workers — demonstrated in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday in response to the Trump administration's decision to furlough nearly all employees at the United States Agency for International Development.
—Luke Garrett, NPR, 6 Feb. 2025
Less than a year after Colorado lawmakers passed a suite of land-use reforms in a bid to solve the state’s housing crisis, several are now backing a bill to further expand development rights — this time on land owned by churches and other religious organizations.
—Seth Klamann, The Denver Post, 5 Feb. 2025
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“Lawmaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lawmaker. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
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