The lawmakers from farm states demanded that the Government retain the food stamp program as the ultimate national safety net for poor people.

But several lawmakers had demanded the vote on a detailed plan.

Not because justice or the lawmakers demanded it, but for all the silent victims.

In response, many lawmakers have demanded trigger locks and requirements that gun owners store weapons where children cannot get at them.

Republican lawmakers have demanded that the Attorney General step aside to let an independent prosecutor take over the case.

House Republican leaders made some concessions to rural areas, but lawmakers from those areas demanded more.

Many lawmakers of both parties demand greater privacy for health records.

Hours after his death was announced Thursday, conservative lawmakers demanded the arrest of the doctor.

The administration initially stonewalled Congress when lawmakers demanded more information.

A few lawmakers were demanding a full declaration of war against international terrorism.