Early in his career, he continued President Kennedy's desire for social change by helping to pass the Civil Rights Act of Nineteen Sixty-four.

VOA: special.2009.09.13

Republican Senator John McCain, the party's presidential candidate in two thousand eight, praised him for his ability to reach across party lines to pass important legislation.

VOA: special.2009.09.13

Clay did not have enough votes to pass the bill over the president's veto.

VOA: special.2009.01.29

They were able to pass a number of bills over the president's veto.

VOA: special.2010.01.28

China could also pass Germany as the world's biggest exporter.

VOA: special.2009.01.16

"It's not at all clear that if you took the same bill back to the House today that it would pass.

VOA: standard.2010.02.25

"I welcome President Obama's call to the congress to pass the bill for $1.5 billion aid to Pakistan every year,"

VOA: standard.2009.03.28

Democratic Congressman Charles Gonzalez from Texas says he's optimistic a reform bill can pass this year.

VOA: standard.2010.04.12

"The best action we can take on behalf of America's family budget and on behalf of the federal budget is to pass health care reform."

VOA: standard.2010.03.22

"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

The U.S.took the lead after several near misses in the first half, after striker Jozy Altidore took a pass from Clint Dempsey and held off two Spanish defenders, then slammed a shot off the hands of Spanish goalkeeper Iker Casillas and into the net.

VOA: standard.2009.06.24

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

"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

Many liberal Democrats believed that Mr.Obama's election last year presented the best opportunity yet to pass health care legislation that would include universal insurance coverage for all Americans and the establishment of a government insurance program to compete with private insurance companies.

VOA: standard.2009.09.28