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- verb Present participle of
enact .
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If the House Republicans are successful in enacting their plan, a short list of laws that would effectively cease to exist includes:
Wonk Room » GOP Health Plan Is Modeled on Banking Deregulation 2009
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In typical GOP fashion ... if ANY obstacle is encountered in enacting any legislation ..... the GOP 'We're taking our ball and going home' attitude is inexcusable!
Climate change bill to be unveiled without key GOP supporter 2010
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But now that the Sam-Rand twins are blatantly, repeatedly distorting "urban renewal" far beyond anyone's intent in enacting it, they can expect lots of pushback.
The affordable-Pearl-District-liquor-store tax break (Jack Bog's Blog) 2009
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Once upon a time, the Commission played an essential role in enacting landmark civil rights legislation, visiting communities ravaged by segregation and Jim Crow to document widespread discrimination.
Wonk Room » Bush Holdovers At Civil Rights Commission Attack Health Reform 2009
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A possibly protracted delay in enacting new tax cutting legislation suggests that withholding rates will could rise on January 1st leading to am undesired contractionary fiscal policy which the Republicans might get blamed for, especially if the economy stumbles early next year.
Economists React: Just How Good Is Gridlock? Phil Izzo 2010
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* The deliberations of Congress in enacting RA 8047 clearly show their intent that the law should enable books to be imported duty-free, consistent with the Florence Agreement (it quotes a speech by Senator Angara) * Once the NBDB says the books may be imported duty-free, no other agency can say no
On the Great Book Blockade of 2009 (Updated 7 May) (with BDAP Paper) « BAHAY TALINHAGA 2009
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It doesn't have a formal role in enacting legislation.
Congressional Staffers Gain From Trading in Stocks Brody Mullins 2010
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Somehow this year they convinced themselves that if they succeeded in enacting a ruinous and unpopular health-care "reform" package, things would turn out differently.
The Last War James Taranto 2010
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We must not delay in enacting reforms to make these programs financially sustainable.
The Deficit Argument, II, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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If the House Republicans are successful in enacting their plan, a short list of laws that would effectively cease to exist includes:
Wonk Room 2009
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