21.   And in his recent budget proposal to Congress, Bush eliminated a Clinton-era program that provided prescription contraceptive coverage to federal employees.

22.   And it lacks controversial language the House version has limiting distribution of hypodermic needles to illegal drug users and contraceptive coverage for city workers.

23.   Contraceptive coverage for federal workers has been enacted annually for the past three years, while President Clinton was in office.

24.   Currently, two are exempted from providing contraceptive coverage for religious reasons.

25.   HHS spokesman Peter Ashkenaz said the Bush administration was not denying the waivers because they dealt with contraceptive coverage but because they only dealt with a single program.

26.   Medicaid recipients have long been eligible for contraceptive coverage but only within certain time and income limits.

27.   Regence spokesman Chris Bruzzo said the company has been working to expand contraceptive coverage.

28.   The budget President Bush sent to Capitol Hill this week eliminates a Clinton-era program that provided prescription contraceptive coverage to federal employees.

29.   Without contraceptive coverage, women end up paying more of their own money for health care.