11.   But the leaders said they still hoped to push the bill through the House this week.

12.   But the hard reality is that it may be too late to push the bill onto the agenda this year.

13.   But this year growers pushed the bill through again, and Locke signed it after the Legislature added money for housing and tightened rules on plumbing and electricity.

14.   But White House lobbying and a quickly disappearing August recess finally helped push the bill through.

15.   Congresswoman Ingrid Betancourt said the bill was pushed through in secrecy.

16.   DeSantis, the spokesman for the insurance industry group pushing the bill, said he had no idea what the impact would be on rates.

17.   Each tobacco company is pushing bills in states where it has major operations.

18.   Duncan said he will push a bill allowing the governor to appoint judges, and the Senate to confirm them.

19.   Even his closest aides refuse to guess whether he will push the bill to completion.

20.   For the second straight year, the east Phoenix Republican is pushing a bill that would make it illegal to talk on the phone while driving.