31.   Legislators may have their own agendas for the fee talks.

32.   Legislators will have a tough time fitting the change into a tax bill that is already straining to remain under limits imposed by the budget agreement.

33.   Legislators have had success in the past restricting speech in the interest of criminal justice.

34.   Many of their recommendations are designed to make it easier for a sole legislator to have more impact.

35.   One common explanation, offered by sports fans in our office, is that the legislators had in mind increasing the size of a circular basketball hoop.

36.   On paper, the proposals say cultural practices cannot violate constitutional rights, but some legislators have doubts whether those guarantees will be respected.

37.   Our esteemed legislators have a habit of helping themselves to other privileges that set them apart from the rules that govern other mortals.

38.   Sadler said legislators already have.

39.   Some other legislators involved have different recollections.

40.   Specter said Tuesday that because so many legislators have a vested interest in the current fund-raising system, Congress would adopt changes only under intense public pressure.