51.   Business groups and Republican lawmakers said they have been assured a formal process will begin soon to nullify it throughout the federal government.

52.   Business groups and many Republican lawmakers say the money should be returned to employers and taxpayers.

53.   But after the elections of Hodges and Siegelman, Republican lawmakers are relaxing their opposition.

54.   Bush and Hastert during a meeting with Republican lawmakers at the White House in March.

55.   But even Republican lawmakers are likely to be ambivalent about the sweeping proposals, in part because the agency often acts on orders from Congress.

56.   But by barring help to local governments, Rubin is effectively triggering some pain for Republican lawmakers back in their home districts.

57.   But he and Republican lawmakers were soon trying to erase that figure.

58.   But economists and Republican lawmakers have attacked the proposal.

59.   But many Republican lawmakers remain opposed to it, in part because they do not want to give so much power to a Democratic president.