61.   But now that the Senate has passed a comparable reform bill, each petition signature becomes far more meaningful.

62.   But of the five committees that considered reform bills, none discovered a workable middle ground.

63.   But preliminary estimates by city and state officials suggest that the Clinton reform bill could prove a financial boon to Massachusetts.

64.   But Kerry, who recently voted against a strict welfare reform bill after supporting a less stringent bill, said the governor has gone too far.

65.   But principled Republicans have united with Democrats to press for a fair vote on a campaign finance reform bill now pending before the House.

66.   But the ideal reform bill, as outlined by Gingrich on Thursday, is strikingly different from the main proposal moving through the Senate.

67.   But the warm relationship may end if they vote in favor of a campaign finance reform bill that hits the House floor Thursday.

68.   But there is so little time left during the current Diet session that it would be almost impossible for such a reform bill to secure passage.

69.   But this year, he voted for a modified welfare reform bill, which President Clinton signed into law.

70.   But Thompson, one of only three Republicans to support the leading campaign reform bill in the Senate, may yet face tough questions from his GOP colleagues.