31.   But in separate remarks he disagreed with Glickman as to which end of Pennsylvania Avenue should be blamed for the budget impasse.

32.   But political analysts said the tide turned when Gingrich misread public sentiment during a budget impasse between Congress and the White House that led to a federal government shutdown.

33.   But the former congressman from Kansas said the budget impasse between the administration and congressional Republicans is nothing to laugh about.

34.   But the current budget impasse has lasted so long that it has taken the White House and Congress into uncharted waters.

35.   But the federal job training apportionment for New York, as for every other city, has been held up by the long budget impasse in Washington.

36.   But the impact of the budget impasse on the average American has been limited.

37.   But the report says that the continuing budget impasse in Washington has raised deep questions about whether Pataki can expect the changes he needs to balance his budget.

38.   But what storms cannot do, the budget impasse has.

39.   But with the Legislature languishing over a budget impasse, DiVito and others say it may be at least a year before the bill moves.

40.   Carol Bower, an insurance agency secretary in Indianola, cited the recent budget impasse as another example of government inefficiency, which she cited as her biggest worry.