1.   Although they cannot control committee recommendations, they can attach their proposal as an amendment to broader bills that may be difficult for a bipartisan majority to reject.

2.   Anti-abortion forces have vowed to attach a proposal restricting money for overseas family planning services.

3.   In a party-line vote, House Republicans stopped a Democratic effort to attach that proposal to the budget compromise negotiated with Clinton last night.

4.   In trying to attach their proposals to measures to relieve the property insurers, the life insurers are trying to distinguish themselves from an array of industries seeking help.

5.   Istook initially attached his proposal to the spending bill for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services and Education.

6.   One Republican staff member said the Thomas proposal might be attached to an economic stimulus package.

7.   Pre-emption proposals are often attached to bills on teen-age smoking.

8.   Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev., said he would try to attach his proposal to a variety of bills moving through the Senate this fall.

9.   The Lowey proposal is attached to an essential spending bill that contains operating funds for the Treasury Department, the White House and several federal agencies.

10.   After negotiations with the Senate, the proposal will be attached to the labor, health and human services spending bill.