31.   The government needs to slash deficit spending in Congress where legislation is pending to cut payroll and reduce social security costs, Bier said.

32.   The legislation is pending in the House and Senate.

33.   The legislation is pending in the Senate, where its prospects are unclear.

34.   The legislation is pending in the Senate.

35.   The legislation is pending in the Senate Judiciary Committee.

36.   Welfare reform legislation is pending in Congress but has scant chance of winning the approval of congressional Republicans and the White House.

37.   --Bipartisan health care legislation is pending in the House, and debate is expected by the end of the month.

38.   He noted that legislation is pending in Congress to give FDA that power.

39.   Italian law does not forbid surrogate motherhood, although legislation is pending that would make it illegal in Italy, as it is in most European countries.