31.   Democrats counter that Republicans are trying once again to use race and ethnicity to try to capture a safely Democratic seat.

32.   Democrats countered that Republicans set out to keep military ballots in the count even when they should have been thrown out.

33.   Democrats countered that the partial hand count on Saturday morning was mainly based on overwhelmingly Republican voting precincts in places like Hialeah.

34.   Democrats countered that they want to double the direct aid to HBCUs in the next two years.

35.   Democrats countered that with such limited reserves, ANWR is not the answer to U.S. oil dependency.

36.   Democrats on Saturday countered that Republicans had set out to keep military ballots in the count even when they were plainly illegal.

37.   Democrats countered that even debating the plan to halt the aid, let alone approving it, would be damaging.

38.   Democrats counter that redistricting is likely to break even.

39.   Democrats countered with a sharply worded rebuttal.

40.   Democrats countered that under federal law, if the current rules are killed, OSHA could not regulate on the issue unless Congress passed legislation to allow it.