41.   Even Honda, increasingly seen by environmental groups as their last hope for an ally, opposed the proposal.

42.   Fleischer said Bush continues to oppose proposals in Congress to create a single Cabinet-level department to absorb a wider array of federal agencies with homeland security functions.

43.   For example, he has opposed proposals that would give patients the right to sue health maintenance organizations in state court.

44.   For years, the New York State Bar Association has opposed similar proposals.

45.   Giuliani had strongly opposed the proposal, saying it would have severely diluted the authority of the police commissioner and hamstrung his efforts to dismiss corrupt officers.

46.   GE opposes the proposal, Meyer said, because it will restrict the variety of compensation plans the maker of light bulbs and jet engines can offer its managers.

47.   Gephardt said he opposed the proposal for two reasons.

48.   He said he would oppose any proposal to store the materials in the Hudson Valley area.

49.   House Republicans, however, have opposed the proposal.

50.   In Connecticut, the insurance industry had opposed the proposal, asserting that increased regulation could lead to higher costs.