1.   He said parading a series of witnesses before the Senate would take too much time and prevent lawmakers from taking care of the business of the country.

2.   He said it would prevent state lawmakers from trying to ban these types of employment agreements.

3.   Like many college and university professors and chancellors across the nation, Vest has lobbied Congress in recent months to prevent lawmakers from cutting the research budget.

4.   One of the Democratic amendments is intended to prevent lawmakers from attaching pet projects, or pork-barrel spending, to emergency legislation.

5.   Supporters argue that it is unfair to prevent lawmakers from contributing to a retirement plan during their years of state service.

6.   That commission will recommend to Congress a list of cuts, which would be voted on as one package in order to prevent lawmakers from blocking individual programs.

7.   The question now is whether the Medicaid costs will prevent lawmakers from expanding the program.

8.   At the legislature, technicians removed all but four microphones to prevent lawmakers from hurling them at opponents.

9.   But half of the state constitutions prevent state lawmakers from getting that involved in how local schools teach children, he said.

10.   Critics say the amendment would prevent lawmakers from voting according to their conscience.