31.   Democrats said the bill goes far beyond providing relief for couples who pay a marriage penalty and accused Republicans of trying to reward their wealthiest supporters.

32.   Democrats said the bill would transfer decision-making authority from insurance company clerks to doctors and nurses.

33.   Democrats said the direction of that movement was backward.

34.   Democrats said the program had not spent its current allocation, and they shifted the money to shipbuilding.

35.   Democrats said the proposal would do little for the economy.

36.   Democrats said the proposal, limited to low-income people in the next four years, would never be approved by Congress.

37.   Democrats said the real concern of Republicans was that they feared the method would result in counting more poor people and minorities who might support Democrats.

38.   Democrats said the Republican bill would maroon patients with managed-care plans that would deny lifesaving medical procedures.

39.   Democrats said the Republican plan risked a return to deficits by committing the country to sweeping tax cuts before the surpluses actually materialized.