101.   Senate Republicans and even some Democrats demanded that he send a letter announcing his support and promising to sign the measure before the vote on Wednesday.

102.   Shalala and White House chief of staff Erskine Bowles said President Clinton would sign the measure if it passed.

103.   Texas Gov. George W. Bush has said he would sign the measure into law.

104.   The council was acting on a recommendation from Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani, who has made clear that he will sign the measure.

105.   The final hurdle is Gov. Pete Wilson, whose staff recommends he veto the bill while the GOP is pressuring him to sign the measure.

106.   The governor is expected to sign the measure, which the state Legislature approved last week, sometime in the next few days.

107.   The House passed the measure by a voice vote and sent it to the Senate with the hope that the president would sign the measure before the August recess.

108.   The House was expected to follow the Senate in approving the bill, and the administration has said that President Clinton will sign the measure.

109.   The measure was signed into law by Clinton early in his presidency.

110.   The measure was signed by President Oscar Luigi Scalfaro on Saturday.