In his first one hundred days in office, President Roosevelt worked with Congress to pass a series of measures.

VOA: special.2009.05.02

During her years as a Texas lawmaker, Miss Jordan proposed and helped pass legislation dealing with social change.

VOA: special.2010.05.09

It is whispered into your ear with the understanding that you will not pass it on to others.

VOA: special.2009.02.22

Senator Kennedy worked closely with President George W.Bush to pass an important education bill in two thousand one.

VOA: special.2009.09.13

When people pass these areas with bodies, they just simply cover their faces with their shirts.

VOA: standard.2010.01.14

Mr.Obama accused Republicans of playing politics with the issue, after at least one opposition senator said failure to pass health reform could "break" the president.

VOA: standard.2009.07.23

Other senators are joining Schumer in an effort to pass legislation to force the Obama administration to get tough with China on the currency issue.

VOA: standard.2010.03.23

"However it has very little, or limited resources " Hobeika says that Dubai will have to downsize its ambitions, and with Abu Dhabi's, and possibly Saudi Arabia's, eventual help with debt rescheduling, the crisis should soon pass.

VOA: standard.2009.11.30

Mohammad Akhter,Executive Director of the National Medical Association, said reform is needed to deal with an explosion of chronic disease in the United States, adding that failure to pass a bill now would mean more expense for the country later.

VOA: standard.2009.07.21

Republicans assert the legislation will lead to federal government control of the health care system, higher costs and deficits and debt, and bitterly complain about Democrat's plan to pass the Senate-approved bill without a direct vote, by packaging it with a separate measure of changes.

VOA: standard.2010.03.19

Legislation that the president and his fellow Democrats want to pass by the end of the year would create a government health insurance option to compete with private insurers, require all individuals to have health insurance and mandate employers to provide it.

VOA: standard.2009.07.21

"I want some courage. I want us to do the right thing, Ohio,and with your help we are going to make it happen!" Democrats need every vote to pass Mr.Obama's top domestic priority, and the president did win over one liberal holdout.

VOA: standard.2010.03.18