31.   He acknowledges the danger of pushing legislation without building public support first.

32.   He has been in frequent contact with Rep. Chris Smith, R-N.J., who is pushing the legislation through the House.

33.   He resisted efforts by liberal Democrats to push legislation that might not pass.

34.   He helped push legislation that creates a new stamp to benefit breast cancer research, something he mentions regularly.

35.   He garnered national publicity when he pushed legislation through the House that required higher standards in the manufacturing of infant formula.

36.   Hertzberg had pushed through legislation protecting transit union contracts if a San Fernando Valley transit zone is created.

37.   House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Bill Archer has already pledged to try to push legislation revamping the agency through the House this year.

38.   House Republicans, riding high, are mostly pushing legislation that polls indicate the voters want.

39.   In February, Fleischer helped found a movement that is pushing legislation proposed as the Federal Agency Integrity Requirement for Governing Act, otherwise known as FAIR Governing.

40.   In response, Sargent pushed legislation that altered eligibility requirements for Medicaid and imposed a new tax on special interests and corporations.