lawmakers
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When Congress created the Opportunity Zone program in 2017, lawmakers heralded it as a way to attract investment by funneling risk-averse capital into neglected communities.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026
On Sept. 14, the City Council voted unanimously for a resolution urging Gov. Gavin Newsom and other state lawmakers to give cities more control over autonomous vehicle operations.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026
The overture came after Prime Minister Carney addressed the European Parliament in Strasbourg, telling EU lawmakers that Canada and Europe were "stronger together" in the face of "geopolitical rupture".
From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026
In his mid-40s, he seems young for the Senate, but that’s just because he has a boyish look and our standards for how old lawmakers should reasonably be are broken.
From Slate ● Oct. 29, 2026
The reasoning behind the rule is not pernicious: the lawmakers presumed that a prison visit would negatively affect the sensitive psyches of children.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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