1.   Though the President pushed the bill through the House of Representatives, it faces a rough ride in the Senate.

2.   So it pushed bill up.

3.   And House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Bill Archer has already pledged to try to push the bill through the House before Congress adjourns for the year.

4.   And the fact that organized labor pushed the bill early on made it only more distasteful, conservatives say.

5.   Berman is currently pushing a bill that would step up enforcement of copyright laws by the Justice Department.

6.   About two dozen lobbying concerns have spent millions of dollars to push the bill or defeat it, with statehood supporters leading the pack.

7.   Activists such as People for Animal Rights want to push the bill forward quickly.

8.   Alexander criticized Republican congressional leaders for pushing a bill that would require states to adopt tougher sentencing rules before they can receive federal grants for prison construction.

9.   But none of that will matter much if Pressler can push a successful telecommunications bill through Congress.

10.   But the coalition of schools and businesses that pushed the bill said it already set standards.