51.   Opponents said the bill contained misleading gimmicks to dodge the spending caps.

52.   Otherwise, Pena said the bill contained many good items, including financing of roadbuilding and flexibility for states to use highway money to support Amtrak.

53.   Our bill contains an explicit severability clause, added only for emphasis.

54.   Opponents said the bill contained misleading gimmicks intended to dodge the spending caps.

55.   Opponents said the bill contained too much pork-barrel spending.

56.   President Bill Clinton vowed a veto if the bill contains this provision.

57.   President Bush, who has offered a set of principles that any bill should contain, will also color the debate.

58.   Phillips said the bill already contains provisions to limit losses that bank holding companies might incur on investments in their commercial customers.

59.   Rep. Newt Gingrich, the House Republican whip, has been trying to destroy this last chance for political reform before Congress adjourns by misrepresenting what the bill contains.

60.   Republicans, the aide said, insisted that the bill not contain language on labor or environmental protections.