11.   House Republican Whip Tom DeLay of Texas, in a rare floor speech, came closest to linking the bill to anti-abortion rhetoric.

12.   In a floor speech, Pressler said Mr. Gore had threatened a presidential veto of the bill in its current form.

13.   In a floor speech earlier today, Dole said action was being bogged down by the Democratic amendments.

14.   In a galvanizing floor speech, Murray strips away the veneer of privacy behind which Packwood tried to withhold his diaries from a Senate committee investigating sexual harassment allegations.

15.   In floor speeches and at a rally outside the Capitol, Coverdell sought repeatedly to refute the charges of the administration and other Democrats.

16.   In his floor speech, Lott dropped no bombshells and offered no new evidence to support his assertions.

17.   In news conferences and floor speeches, Democrats for weeks have called for Gingrich to appoint an independent counsel to review his book deal and the pending ethics complaint.

18.   In the Senate, the long-anticipated debate over reforming campaign finance laws generated scores of floor speeches, news conferences and editorials.

19.   Lawmakers used news conferences, floor speeches, committee hearings, a tax-cut summit, and a rally to convince taxpayers they hate taxes, too.

20.   Lieberman agreed to wait, which led to an agonizing five days for the senator and many drafts of his Senate floor speech.