31.   Jeffords voted for the tax legislation, tweaked and tailored in ways that accommodated concerns that he, other Northeastern Republicans and moderate Democrats shared.

32.   Many Democrats in Congress are insisting that the tax legislation not skew the cuts to favor the wealthy at the expense of the poor and working classes.

33.   Narrowing grievous inequalities between the poor and rich is a justifiable consideration in tax legislation.

34.   Now, with the passage of its version of the budget bill, the Senate has put the main components of the pending tax legislation into useful focus.

35.   Not only had he helped shape tax legislation as a government official and lobbyist for four decades, but he was well connected to the new administration.

36.   Officials from the Democratic Clinton administration today began discussions with leaders of the Republican-controlled Congress on final budget and tax legislation.

37.   On Thursday, he is to send his tax legislation to Capitol Hill.

38.   Numerous other provisions of the tax legislation would benefit particular companies and individuals.

39.   One of them is the impending writing of tax legislation in the Senate Finance Committee, on which he still sits, that could begin this week.

40.   One result of this development was the embrace of frequent tax legislation to encourage corporate political contributions.