The legislators have reacted to the criticism with a yawn and a shrug.

Jones called the investigation "a cleansing process"; legislators reacted negatively, claiming Jones was trying to take "the high ground" above them.

I just hope that, at some point, the legislators will finally react.

The Reaction Is Surprise County legislators reacted with surprise to last week's announcement.

And the change is well illustrated by the stories of two scarce procedures and how legislators reacted to appeals by patients.

So far, legislators in both parties, as well as other interest groups affected by the proposals, have reacted cautiously or caustically.

Many legislators, both Republican and Democrat, reacted angrily.

Several Republican legislators and at least one founding member of Hands Across New Jersey reacted cautiously.

It is not clear how legislators and regulators would react if a research institution like Bell Labs were to come under control of a foreign company.