31.   Senate Democratic Leader Daschle, who has yet to endorse the legislation, says he wants side agreements that must be recognized and honored.

32.   Scores of lawmakers have endorsed legislation to increase Medicare payments to doctors, but the outlook is unclear.

33.   Senior Republicans and Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee, who rarely agree on anything, joined forces last week to endorse legislation to break up the INS.

34.   Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole has endorsed the legislation, but the Clinton administration opposes the bill.

35.   Texas Attorney General Dan Morales also endorsed the legislation, which was filed Thursday.

36.   The American Medical Association has stopped short of endorsing such legislation because some of its members, who contract with HMOs, oppose it.

37.   The association endorsed legislation in the U.S. House, which is aimed at preventing the Medicare cuts.

38.   The legislation was endorsed by a number of Republican lawmakers who campaigned on pledges of returning political power to the states.

39.   The Senate Republican leader, Joseph Bruno of Rensselaer County, also endorsed the legislation on Thursday.

40.   The Sierra Club has formally endorsed the legislation.