1.   Access will be difficult and Silver State residents need to contact their senators if they want an extended view.

2.   Even before the gambling bill is introduced, Fahrenkopf said his office has contacted several senators about it.

3.   First, many home-state constituents are independently contacting their senators and expressing their views.

4.   Lux said he believed most other lobbyists also are refraining from contacting senators.

5.   Lux could not provide specifics about how many people have contacted senators with the help of the group.

6.   Lobbyists said they realize it would be inappropriate to contact senators directly about voting for or against conviction.

7.   Lobbyists say they are not directly contacting senators.

8.   Weld also has started to contact Republican senators to line up support for a hearing.

9.   Bentsen and other senior administration officials, along with President Bill Clinton, were contacting senators Wednesday.

10.   Bentsen and other senior administration officials, plus President Bill Clinton, were contacting individual senators throughout Wednesday.