11.   Kennedy acknowledged that many lawmakers oppose the White House bill.

12.   Key GOP lawmakers still oppose the proposal, which failed last year and is opposed by gun groups.

13.   Lawmakers have opposed reforms that would infringe upon their turf.

14.   Last spring, when Clinton was acting as the leader of the NATO airstrikes on Kosovo, many Republican lawmakers opposed his policy.

15.   Many lawmakers oppose any payments, and recent polls suggest that a majority of residents share that opinion.

16.   Many lawmakers oppose the measure.

17.   Many other lawmakers oppose holding hearings before the November elections because of the highly charged political atmosphere.

18.   Midwestern lawmakers opposed the plan because they said it gave Northeastern farmers an unfair advantage.

19.   Midwestern lawmakers strongly oppose continuing the compact, which they say amounts to preferential treatment.

20.   More recently, Clinton signed a welfare reform bill that many black lawmakers bitterly opposed.