censure motion

The failure of the censure motion means that the new social security tax bill has passed.

The Democrats will offer at least one censure motion in committee, although they expect to lose.

That is the reason why we voted for the censure motion today.

For this reason, I am opposed to a censure motion at the present time.

On the table there are censure motions and a number of oral questions.

The threat of a censure motion demonstrated how effective our control over the Executive can be.

Under Portuguese law, a government must resign after a censure motion is passed.

On the other hand, if the censure motion is absurd, why are we debating it today?

The ruling coalition will probably defeat the censure motion when a vote is taken.

That is why my group supported the tabling of a censure motion.

We are happy to note that the Green group, which did not support the censure motion last spring, now supports this proposal.

If none are forthcoming, we shall have no option but to support the censure motion.

Calnan said that the censure motion sent the wrong message on environmental issues.

"He has an unscrupulous character," read the parliamentary censure motion.

I challenge you to propose a censure motion that has even a remote chance of passage.

Earlier yesterday the government had defeated an opposition censure motion in the lower house of parliament.

A censure motion can only apply to past liability and cannot dictate future actions.

Then the Senate could take up a censure motion, he said, allowing Congress "to get on with the country's business."

A second censure motion was not voted upon.

The reprimand was adopted only after expulsion and censure motions were defeated.

In view of the above we considered that it would be best for us to abstain in the vote on the censure motion.

He was speaking for the government in a debate on a right-wing censure motion following the latest broadcast of Arafat's comments.

The group abstained rather than support the Government on a censure motion moved by the Opposition a few days later.

Granger herself voted for the censure motion, and acknowledged that her comments had been offensive.

Those were among the charges that led to the censure motion in April that brought down his Government.