11.   Opponents criticized it as a harbinger of a national conservative goal to contravene court rulings that limit the use of tax money in non-public schools.

12.   Opponents criticized the amendment as an infringement on First Amendment rights to free speech.

13.   Opponents criticized the cuts in social programs.

14.   Opponents criticized the idea of subsidizing wealthy baseball owners, but the overwhelming victory silenced many critics and dispelled any lingering acrimony.

15.   Opponents criticized the size of the budget reductions and tax cuts, as well as a provision that would allow states to define who qualifies for Medicaid.

16.   Opponents criticize the fast-track measure for not insisting that enforceable labor and environmental safeguards be included in the heart of future trade deals.

17.   Opponents criticized the bill because it increases funding for air and rail systems but reduces funding to the U.S. Coast Guard.

18.   Opponents criticized the proposal because it would have forced sheriffs to issue gun permits to people with convictions on relatively serious misdemeanor charges such as receiving stolen property.

19.   Opponents criticized, among other things, a provision that would create savings by slowing the growth of Social Security benefits.

20.   Opponents criticized for imposing regulations on hundreds of thousands of law-abiding gun owners when its real target is a small number of black marketers.