11.   Lott said he would try not to allow consideration of a catchall supplemental bill in the Senate.

12.   Lott said he expected the administration to seek the funding soon as part of an emergency supplemental bill that includes aid to Central American victims of Hurricane Mitch.

13.   Next month, the Senate will begin considering two proposals in an emergency supplemental bill to greatly increase money to fight AIDS globally.

14.   On paying for the war, House and Senate leaders have promised to complete a supplemental spending bill by the end of next week.

15.   The administration has included the request for such authority in the emergency supplemental spending bills for the State Department it sent to Capitol Hill.

16.   The amendment could be heard as early as this week when the Senate takes up a supplemental spending bill.

17.   The additional funding is part of a White House budget supplemental spending bill that could be announced in full as early as Friday, officials said.

18.   The issue could come before the entire Senate later this week when it considers a supplemental spending bill.

19.   The immediate threat was an amendment by Phil Gramm, R-Texas, to a supplemental financing bill that would legalize home equity loans in his state.

20.   The government in general, and Finance Minister Kiichi Miyazawa in particular, have said they will not need to introduce a supplemental spending bill this year.