1.   Armed with such rosy estimates, lawmakers have proposed a slew of new tax breaks in this congressional election year.

2.   Anticipating budget surpluses for the next few years, many lawmakers have proposed spending the money on tax cuts, new highways and a range of other programs.

3.   A Florida state lawmaker will propose a new bill that would help U.S. tobacco companies in their defense of a health-related lawsuit brought by the state.

4.   After several weeks of hearings into the Enron bankruptcy, lawmakers are proposing various measures they hope will prevent similar corporate meltdowns.

5.   Columns Some lawmakers are proposing tax-based fixes for health care.

6.   Its lawmakers are proposing that health insurance plans be required to pay for reconstructive surgery after mastectomies just as they pay for it in testicular cancer cases.

7.   Lawmakers are also proposing to close driver history records.

8.   Lawmakers had proposed using the money to pay for the restoration of the New Jersey State House dome.

9.   Of the many ideas that lawmakers have proposed on how to protect retiree savings, the idea of a cap has stirred the most debate.

10.   Rep. Nick Smith joined with a bipartisian coalition of lawmakers today proposing two measures that would give tax relief to American farmers.