1.   And even as they help stall legislation, the Republicans use the Senate gridlock as one of their chief arguments for regaining the majority.

2.   And besides, they say, it is the Democrats who are politically motivated to stall legislation.

3.   After months of seeing the legislation stalled by partisan wrangling, the sudden and overwhelming congressional victory was remarkable.

4.   Budget negotiations have collapsed in Albany, legislation is stalled, the government is close to frozen.

5.   But at the same time the overhaul legislation is stalled.

6.   Dole has always seen gridlock as perfectly acceptable, assuming it was stalling bad legislation.

7.   DeLay lacks the votes to pass the White House version of the bill, however, and so legislation is stalled for now.

8.   If the Republican leadership thwarts that effort, too, she said she had at least a dozen Republican supporters who would help stall the legislation in the House.

9.   In the House, the legislation has been stalled.

10.   It is stalling legislation that both major parties in New York state claim they want.