11.   Hutchison said that if trade officials cannot reach agreement she would favor legislation that creates duty parity between the U.S. and Mexico.

12.   Lawmakers from urban areas generally favor the legislation, and those from rural areas oppose it.

13.   Lazio does not have a health care plan of his own but favors passing legislation that would provide tax credits to help people pay for their own insurance.

14.   On the other hand, most Democratic senators and many Democratic representatives favor legislation that would be even tougher than the McCain bill.

15.   One interest group clearly trying to match the success of Harry and Louise is made up of businesses favoring legislation that would discourage lawsuits by shareholders and consumers.

16.   Ozawa and his supporters in the governing party favor proposed legislation that would allow Japanese forces to support U.S. forces in East Asia.

17.   Other lawmakers, including Republican Tom DeLay of Texas, the powerful House Whip, favor federal legislation that would prevent states from allowing companies to recover stranded costs.

18.   Rotenberg favors federal legislation limiting the corporate use of information gathered at Web sites.

19.   Senate Republicans tend to favor legislation that would offer drug benefits through a range of competing health plans.

20.   TCU baseball coach Lance Brown said he favors the legislation.