31.   They also fret that there may not be enough votes in the House to sustain a veto.

32.   To sustain his vetoes, Pataki must recruit the Republican minority in the Assembly, where Democrats would need five Republican votes for an override.

33.   Unless President Clinton can sustain a veto, the legislative embodiment of that principle is going to be a matter of law.

34.   While the House is expected to vote to override, administration officials say they are working to sustain the veto in the Senate.

35.   And yet, with President Clinton in the White House, Democrats have more than enough votes to sustain vetoes.

36.   But House Democrats say a combination of absentees and a handful of switched votes will give them the margin to sustain the veto.

37.   But in recent days, it became unclear whether the White House could sustain a veto.

38.   Democratic leaders, however, insist they will muster the votes to sustain the veto even if some in their party have to switch votes.

39.   Democrats have said they have enough votes to sustain a veto.

40.   Enough Democrats in both chambers have signed letters committing to sustain the veto.