What effect it will have on Washington lawmakers who are already skittish is problematic.

But Washington lawmakers have been cool to this proposal, saying that the federal government has never compensated localities for lost revenues in previous disasters.

The Governor said he would prefer to continue pressing Washington lawmakers into taking action on the Federal budget.

It is time for Washington lawmakers to learn as well that we can live without the death penalty.

Mr. Gephardt, the former House Democratic leader, has been the least visible of the Washington lawmakers.

Washington lawmakers are haggling over next year's budget for passenger rail.

Fox news reported that by lobbying Washington lawmakers, Monsanto "short-circuited" the process.

And it is not unusual for Washington lawmakers to attend more than one fund-raising event a day.

Other calls from Washington lawmakers and newspaper editorial boards for an independent investigation have also come to naught.