Since 2009 Congress has passed a huge stimulus and the health-care bill, both controversial yet also evidence that the legislature can get things done.

从2009年至今美国国会通过了一项庞大的经济刺激计划和医疗保障法案，两者都充满争议，但也证明了通过立法可以解决问题。

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The pro-slavery legislature passed a bill calling for such a convention.

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Before an appeal on the ruling was decided, the State Legislature passed a bill that forbids local agencies from restricting the importation of trash based on origin.

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When the Alabama legislature passed a bill this year raising the cap, Governor Fob James vetoed it.

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The Minnesota lawsuit came after the state legislature passed a bill in May that reduced retirement benefits from a 2.5% annual increase to between 1% and 2%, depending on the pension fund.

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