31.   Bush adviser Karen Hughes said the president wants to make sure the Senate moves as quickly as the House did to pass a package of education reforms.

32.   Bruno also said that he would advocate conference committees on budget reform if the Assembly passed a budget reform package.

33.   But parliament has yet to pass a package of laws cementing the peace deal that ended the six-month conflict.

34.   Coalition managers were confident that Sharon will still get the austerity package passed and retain a firm grip on power.

35.   Despite the differences between the House and Senate, both have expressed confidence that the package will be passed into law by October.

36.   Earlier this year, the government passed a package of national budget revisions intended to cool off the economy with the support of the left-wing opposition.

37.   He also urged the Duma to pass the package of new laws that the International Monetary Fund has made a precondition for resumed financial help.

38.   He said he would push parliament to pass a package of bills demanded by the International Monetary Fund as a condition for granting Russia new loans.

39.   However, Dini had to resort to a confidence vote to get the package passed and it was touch-and-go up to the vote.

40.   In three separate votes, deputies passed a package of reforms to strengthen federal laws against family violence and rape, including domestic rape.