1.   Christopher Shays of Connecticut, Republican sponsor of the leading bipartisan bill.

2.   As a result, John McCain of Arizona, the leading Republican sponsor of campaign reform, withdrew his bill and seems ready to give up this year.

3.   As a political maneuver, the plan has great appeal for its Republican sponsors.

4.   Both the Clinton administration and Republican sponsors of bills being debated in Congress support changes in the immigration law that would reduce legal immigration by about one-third.

5.   Ganske replaces Norwood as chief Republican sponsor in the House.

6.   He said it was hypocritical of the Republican sponsors to have inserted a provision that would exclude commercial litigation from the limitations on damages.

7.   Oklahoma Sens. Don Nickles and James Inhofe, Republican sponsors of the resolution, said they were gratified that the Senate supported the proposal without dissent.

8.   Rep. Christopher Shays of Connecticut, the leading Republican sponsor of the accountability act, said he thought the survey showed that Congress was approaching the law responsibly.

9.   Republican sponsors of the balanced budget amendment are continuing to battle the Social Security exclusion but are losing some ground.

10.   Republican sponsors of welfare reform were satisfied to let states do pretty much as they pleased with block grants.