41. Customers can pay utility bills through the machine as well and it can be programmed to dispense welfare, Social Security and pension benefits. 42. Democrats charged that Republicans were trying to ram the bill through, without committee hearings, to keep them from scrutinizing the bill. 43. Earlier today, Clinton signed a bill that provides enough additional borrowing authority to enable the Treasury to pay its bills through mid-March. 44. Efforts to get the bill through the Massachusetts Legislature had been thwarted by sportsmen groups. 45. Even with tax cut sentiment escalating, shepherding the bill through Congress will still be difficult because of the thin majorities and all the competing ideas. 46. Elegant skimmers dragged their bills through pools left by the falling tide. 47. Financial analysts expected the Japanese government to cover much of the bill through general assistance packages. 48. Gerard had helped to get the bill through the House. 49. Generally, those interested in basic cable programming such as Cable News Network and ESPN will pay slightly lower monthly bills through a cable franchise. 50. From time to time the government sells cash-management bills through auction to meet its short-term cash needs outside the regular borrowing schedule. |