And lawmakers of both parties have vowed to provide the science foundation with more money than the president sought.

On Capitol Hill, lawmakers vowed to swiftly overhaul the oversight of the federally chartered company.

Democratic lawmakers, now in control of Congressional oversight committees, have vowed to step up their own investigations and overhaul the entire program.

But the bill still faces many hurdles, and lawmakers from both parties vowed today that they would try to amend it on the Senate floor.

But the lawmakers have vowed to join forces to pass a measure by Memorial Day.

For months, lawmakers here had vowed that raising tuition at the state's public universities would be unmentionable when this year's budget negotiations came around.

Mr. Dingell and other lawmakers have vowed to reverse the clean air decision.

All sides declared victory, but the lawmakers vowed to trudge on with their plan to swing the pendulum of power back to them.

Reformist lawmakers voiced strong criticism of hard-line opponents and vowed not to give in to measures that were meant to force them to resign.

In January, lawmakers vowed to write a bill that would set a clear standard of behavior for public officials from now on.