1.   And, she said, if the Breaux plan does not protect future retirees from congressional cutbacks, neither does the current system.

2.   A federal habitat conservation plan would protect an array of wildlife species.

3.   But any reporting plan must protect the privacy of infected individuals.

4.   For years, health plans protected themselves against lawsuits by invoking a federal law, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, known as ERISA.

5.   He said his plan would protect benefits for current retirees and people nearing retirement and would actually bolster the Social Security system.

6.   House Democrats also said that the Senate plan did not protect the proposed transit money from annual budget fights where the funds could be cut.

7.   Proponents said the plan would protect taxpayers from wanton tax hikes.

8.   Robert Walker, chairman of the House Science Committee, says the plan would protect basic science.

9.   Some costs were passed on to consumers, but because the deregulation plan largely protected retail customers, utilities were not able to recoup their costs.

10.   Supporters said the non-binding plan would protect important government programs, move people from welfare to work and give families some tax relief.