21.   A Washington-based taxpayer watchdog group joins environmentalists in arguing that wider beaches, while providing storm protection and more towel space, encourage construction in risky areas.

22.   A taxpayer group has tried for years to stop the medical payments, arguing that the church relies on faith healing, not traditional medicine.

23.   Environmentalists and taxpayer groups who have been pushing for an overhaul of the corps were disappointed at the last-minute change to the bill.