41.   Rep. Jack Brooks, D-Texas, who heads the House Judiciary Committee, pushed the bill through the House.

42.   Republican leaders, eager to court Hispanic voters, pushed the bill in the House.

43.   Roth will face a host of other challenges as he attempts to push his bill through the Senate by the end of next week.

44.   Sen. Trent Lott, R-Miss., the minority leader, unexpectedly sought agreement to push the bill through to final passage tonight.

45.   Some lawmakers are pushing bills that would eliminate all barriers.

46.   State Sen. Jackie Speier, D-Hillsborough, won one for pushing privacy bills in the California Legislature.

47.   Stoermer and others say they worry that some lawmakers may use the crisis to push a bill authorizing drilling in the refuge.

48.   Still, the activists have a strong voice among conservative Republicans, who are pushing bills in Congress.

49.   Tennyson also said he would attempt to push the bill through again.

50.   That has been demonstrated this year in states such as Georgia, where the NRA is pushing a bill that would outlaw lawsuits against gun manufacturers by local governments.