11.   One Republican amendment would require patients to exhaust all possible administrative appeals before suing an HMO.

12.   One Republican amendment proposed lowering the capital gains tax, while another sought to extend the business tax credit for research and development.

13.   So they could vote against the Republican amendment without being inconsistent.

14.   Some of the hottest words about the Republican amendments have come from the states affected by the inability to get the disaster funding.

15.   The child-ejection button is a Republican amendment in an immigration bill passed by the House.

16.   The Senate Friday also adopted a Republican amendment that limits class-action lawsuits.

17.   The Senate adopted two Republican amendments over unanimous Democratic objections.

18.   The Senate Tuesday rejected three Democratic education measures and approved two Republican amendments.

19.   The votes are expected to be very close, particularly on the Republican amendment.

20.   Two Republican amendments succeeded.