Nevertheless, congressional opposition was strong and President Barack Obama renegotiated all three, limiting their benefits, before supporting their ratification.
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Congressional opposition to some of these decisions created obstacles that made it very hard -- that became very hard to overcome.
Cue bipartisan congressional opposition and industry scare ads urging customers to call their representatives to avert premium hikes and cuts in covered services.
Republicans who have blocked Democratic efforts on immigration reform immediately condemned the move, with some calling it an improper maneuver to skirt congressional opposition.
The efforts of Mexico's president, Vicente Fox, to enact sweeping reforms of the police and of the criminal-justice system have fallen foul of congressional opposition.
NumbersUSA, a group seeking to reduce U.S. immigration, called the Senate plan an attempt to "out-amnesty Obama" and said it was activating its 1.3 million members to push for congressional opposition.
Thanks to the vision, leadership and deftness of George W. Bush and his national security team, this transforming event has been achieved without appreciable diplomatic upset or, to date, effective congressional opposition.
America has agreed to give Turkey three Cobra attack helicopters to be used against the PKK, but the sale may run into congressional opposition because of the enmity between Turkey and Israel.
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Accordingly, there will probably be no near-term end to Havana's discussions with Russia, Germany, France, Italy, Brazil and others concerning how and when to revive the Cienfuegos deal, even if it should again be consigned to mothballs due to robust U.S. Congressional opposition.
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The GOP faces the challenge of transitioning from 12 years as the majority, setting the agenda and controlling votes, to becoming the congressional loyal opposition.
Last week, two senators reintroduced a bill to curb junk e-mails that failed in the last Congressional session after opposition from the direct marketing industry.
Obama's pledge to tackle immigration during the first year of his presidency ran into stiff opposition from congressional Republicans.
Mr Bush supported immigration reform in the teeth of opposition from congressional Republicans.
In Mexico, perhaps because of a first-ever win for the opposition in congressional elections, satisfaction had risen to 45% from the previous dismal 11%.
But the White House has met stiff opposition from congressional Republicans and the National Rifle Association, a powerful lobby group that opposes new regulations governing firearms.
The Center applauds his courage and skill in bringing this result about, moreover, in a manner that has effectively dissipated opposition from congressional, allied and Russian quarters.
Should Romney win the election, any attempts by a lame-duck president to ram through a trade deal will be met with fierce opposition from Congressional Republicans and a near-certain veto threat by a new administration.
The Supreme Court heard three days of politically charged hearings in March on the 2010 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, a landmark but controversial measure passed by congressional Democrats despite pitched Republican opposition.
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Even so, the congressional election may give the scattered opposition a chance to exploit a slowing economy and rising inflation.
There is little expectation Feinstein's proposal, which President Barack Obama backs along with expanded background checks and other steps, will win congressional approval due mainly to stiff opposition from lawmakers aligned with the politically potent National Rifle Association.
Mr Blackwell is running for governor on a platform that draws condescending grimaces from the Congressional Black Caucus: low taxes and opposition to abortion and gay marriage.
Obama has already faced strong opposition on the issue from many Republican state and congressional lawmakers, as well as social conservatives.
"The MAS congressional majority could have directly selected all the justices, an unsavoury prospect for the political opposition, " she says.
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Later Friday, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi backed down from her opposition to a rescue of the auto industry with funds intended to make environmentally sound vehicles, two congressional officials told CNN.
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