91. That measure would have required sport utility vehicles, minivans and pickup trucks to meet the same standard as cars, with some flexibility built in. 92. That measure had a more absolute stand against soft money than the current version. 93. That measure has the best chance of gathering strength this week. 94. That measure has critics, too. 95. The bill also provides for state traffic officials to conduct a four-year study of accidents to determine if the measure is having the intended effect. 96. The builders notwithstanding, the measure had strong public support. 97. The difficult spending and tax measures would still have to be enacted, and those presumably would be less popular. 98. The Gilchrest measure has the support of Greenpeace, the Environmental Defense Fund, and several other advocacy groups. 99. The harshest measure has at least one Republican joining two Democrats as sponsors. 100. The House measure will have to be meshed with the Senate resolution, and the timetable for accomplishing that was unclear late Wednesday. |