But they also made it clear that they are willing to act alone, if necessary, to pass a health care bill.

VOA: special.2010.02.27

Public protest was so great that both parties in the eighteen eighty-eight elections promised to pass a federal law against trusts.

VOA: special.2010.06.03

She would quickly do the work required for a new dead reckoning direction and pass the information to her husband.

VOA: special.2009.12.23

It took a number of years before Congress was able to pass a law demanding a literacy test for immigrants.

VOA: special.2010.05.20

Democratic leaders in Congress say they hope to pass a bill for the president to sign by the end of the year.

VOA: special.2009.06.19

The House of Representatives moved quickly to pass a moderate bill that would reduce many of the tariffs.

VOA: special.2010.05.20

He learned to get light to go far enough down a glass fiber to pass on signals.

VOA: special.2009.12.08

But the Democrats could try to pass a health care bill using a process called reconciliation.

VOA: special.2010.02.27

Justice Taney said Congress did not have the constitutional power to pass such a law.

VOA: special.2009.05.14

They want Congress to pass a measure called the International Violence Against Women Act.

VOA: special.2009.10.24

A filter is designed to reject some substances, while permitting others to pass through.

VOA: special.2010.01.05

They saw a better chance of success by trying to pass each proposal separately.

VOA: special.2009.04.09

The snake made a hissing noise and was not about to let Bill pass.

VOA: special.2009.11.28

Southern supporters were afraid that if a statehood bill for California was passed first, then northerners would refuse to pass the other parts of the compromise.

VOA: special.2009.04.02