lawmaking

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Thus would they remain insulated from the volatility of public sentiment and keep their minds on lawmaking.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

In that book, it was important to us to highlight Congress’ clear role as the preeminent lawmaking body in the federal government.

From Salon • Nov. 1, 2025

But few legislators could handle a lawmaking scalpel like Burton.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 7, 2025

“The Founders of this Nation,” as the court wrote, “entrusted the lawmaking power to the Congress alone.”

From Slate • Jul. 22, 2025

He was strangely suited to the tussle of lawmaking, calm inside the maelstrom, accustomed to being an outsider, taking defeats in his easy Hawaiian stride.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama