21.   State Sen. Rodney Ellis, D-Houston, has also said the commission should reject the monument, which would include the confederate battle flag on some occasions.

22.   The commission rejected both arguments.

23.   The commission rejected that idea.

24.   The commission rejected the request.

25.   The banking commission rejected that bid last month.

26.   The commission rejected proposals for creating one Defense Department acquisitions agency, saying each service needed its own to keep the developers of weapons close to the war fighters.

27.   The commission rejected that proposal after finding that those programs were in line with the traditional commercial ventures that are not now taxed on the analog broadcast spectrum.

28.   The commission rejected U.S. arguments that trade with Cuba was a matter of national security.

29.   The commission also rejected suggestions Iberia is considering selling its stakes in two other Latin American airlines, Viasa of Venezuela and Ladeco of Chile.

30.   The commission has previously rejected five mergers and acquisitions.