lawmaking

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The Center for Effective Lawmaking, a research institute, has consistently rated Jordan as among the least effective lawmakers during his 16 years in Congress.

From Reuters • Oct. 13, 2023

Sen. Bernard Sanders, a Vermont independent who caucuses with Democrats, fared worse than any other member of the caucus in the new study by the Center for Effective Lawmaking.

From Washington Times • Mar. 27, 2023

That she has been ranked as one of the chamber’s most effective lawmakers by the Center for Effective Lawmaking is testament to her smarts, her skills and her fortitude.

From Washington Post • May 22, 2022

Lawmaking requires frequent consensus, not just among the legislators in a given house but also between the two chambers.

From Textbooks • Jul. 28, 2021

Lawmaking is an attempt, more or less successful, to reach a workable approximation of absolute justice, based on the general democratic principle.

From Exempting the Churches An Argument for the Abolition of This Unjust and Unconstitutional Practice by James F. Morton. Jr.