1.   He said the bill cuts too much from projected spending on Medicare and Medicaid, the health programs for the elderly and the poor.

2.   If that does not happen, the bill will cut half the money already allocated to the State Department for other foreign construction projects.

3.   Opponents, including President Clinton, said the bill cuts funding for too many important programs.

4.   Stark and other Democrats complained that the bill cut too deeply into Medicare to finance what they said were tax reductions for the rich.

5.   Still, de la Rua has said he needs the labor bill to cut the unemployment rate.

6.   The appropriations bill cuts spending for Indian programs.

7.   The bill also cuts contributions to peacekeeping and requires that the sharing of intelligence be monitored and controlled.

8.   The bill cut too deeply into social programs, Clinton said.

9.   The bill cuts off benefits if a family head does not go to work in two years.

10.   The bill may also cut off funding if Clinton were to commit land forces without consulting Congress.