Catchword: talker

Filed under: English, Politics

Part of speech: n.

Quotation: A small easy-to-overlook bill suddenly became potentially controversial. In State Capitol parlance, it was a “talker,” which can be a kiss of death toward the end of the legislative session, when state lawmakers are trying to ram through hundreds of bills and the threat of a time-consuming debate can hurt a bill’s shot at success.

Article or document title:
“Some legislators fish for votes; others are just blowing smoke” (URL)

Author:
Trip Jennings

Article, document, publication, web site:
Republican American

Publishing location:
Waterbury, Conn.

Dateline:
Hartford, Conn.

Date of publication:
June 18, 2005

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