31.   Kassebaum says her bill would be gutted if she agreed to remove the provision that protects individuals who lose their group health coverage.

32.   Jewell said the coalition is lobbying Congress to remove the provision barring class-action suits from any tobacco settlement.

33.   Lawmakers subsequently removed most provisions limiting legal immigration, and most businesses and business organizations ended their opposition to the measure.

34.   McCain and Feingold removed that provision from the bill.

35.   On Monday, the Senate removed a provision to allow hate crimes victims to sue their attackers.

36.   Police lobbyists told legislative staff that they would take the fight to the governor and promised a veto unless the criminal provision was removed.

37.   Presidio backers hope to remove the provision in the Senate version of the bill.

38.   Pressler denied that the actions were related, though the provision was indeed removed Thursday afternoon.

39.   Rep. Phil King, R-Weatherford, tried unsuccessfully to remove the provision Tuesday.

40.   Republicans wanted that provision removed in the budget bill and to make layoffs a matter for negotiations between Amtrak and its unions.