41.   Squires, a paralegal now running for the state Senate, also sponsored a bill to extend welfare benefits to legal residents.

42.   Stock options were once a perk reserved for upper management, but recently many innovative companies have extended the benefit all the way down the corporate ladder.

43.   The act extends trade benefits similar to those enjoyed by Mexico with NAFTA.

44.   The administration cannot extend benefits to the children of veterans without congressional approval, and will propose legislation.

45.   The agreement also offers two percent annual base wage increases and extends benefits to the partners of gay and lesbian employees.

46.   The Clinton administration favors extending the benefit for only a year.

47.   The Christian group criticized Disney for its R-rated movies and for extending benefits to the companions of gay employees.

48.   The National Federation of Independent Business argues that the way to extend health benefits is to expand tax deductions for medical coverage.

49.   The policy also included job training and job placement, as well as extended medical benefits and increased financing for subsidized employment opportunities.

50.   The proposal to extend such benefits was made by a group of Coors employees known as the Lesbian and Gay Resource Group, or Lager.