lawmakers

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Their rapid rise over the past 18 months has attracted a flurry of criticism from lawmakers who have questioned their economic utility.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026

Illinois lawmakers approved a bill to prevent private-equity firms from influencing law firms, sending it to Gov. JB Pritzker.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026

That possibility immediately ran into trouble with lawmakers.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026

European lawmakers and countries struck a provisional compromise on the reform, which was launched in response to political pressure to curb migration -- paving the way for its final approval.

From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026

It's also a tradition of high pageantry, in which lawmakers dramatically express their approval or disapproval of the president’s ideas by either leaping to their feet in repeat standing ovations or remaining seated and sullen.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama