lawmakers

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The sanctions come amid growing scrutiny of Tanzania's human rights record, with US lawmakers calling for tougher action.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

Asked whether lawmakers could signal their concern by limiting travel budgets for senior Pentagon officials, Rogers said: “It won’t just be travel budgets.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

Acting attorney general Todd Blanche met privately with Republican senators just before the negotiations collapsed in an effort to calm concerns over the fund, but several lawmakers emerged unconvinced.

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

As news of the addendum spread, though, lawmakers and legal experts raised alarms.

From BBC • May 21, 2026

Codifying the treatment and rights of “free Negroes” within a slave society was always a troublesome task for lawmakers, for the mere presence of nonslave blacks threatened the established order.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson