11.   But he hinted that he and the Legislature may have to scale back the tax cut or his spending priorities in the face of budgetary restrictions.

12.   But Democrats seem unlikely to comply with that request and plan to fight for their spending priorities, especially in education, health care and the environment.

13.   But her spending priorities are not the basic problem.

14.   But over all, Clinton continues to wield a powerful veto threat when it comes to pushing his spending priorities.

15.   But that will create a new set of problems this year, because the two houses have different spending priorities.

16.   But the ideological differences within the bills, written into spending priorities and politically inspired amendments, will be tougher.

17.   Clinton acknowledged Thursday there is still wide disagreement over major spending priorities.

18.   Clinton and Republicans appear to be on a collision course over spending priorities.

19.   Congress refuses to permit additional federal borrowing without White House agreement on spending priorities.

20.   Congressional Democrats, meanwhile, were torn between their traditional commitment to protecting entitlement programs and the need to come up with money to protect spending priorities.