Just this week, he persuaded lawmakers to back a plan for aid to Russia and the other former Soviet republics.

Those companies have been highly successful in persuading local lawmakers to change the takeover rules in the middle of the game.

It said the campaign had persuaded lawmakers not to conduct investigations and sought to conceal information.

She has almost single-handedly persuaded lawmakers to appropriate millions for research.

Education groups opposed to the measure twice persuaded lawmakers to postpone the start of the system.

But there were signs that the school still faces a challenge in persuading lawmakers to provide additional financing.

The catastrophic economic losses from 9/11 and fears that they could happen again persuaded lawmakers to help the insurance industry by creating a backstop.

Lobbyists often urge lawmakers to try to persuade other lawmakers to approve a bill.

But he sought to persuade lawmakers that there were key differences in bond and stock markets.

He never persuaded lawmakers to agree to a constitutional amendment allowing the public to put proposals on the ballot through a petition.