1.   Democrats charge that the savings to the consumer, if any actually materialize, will be minimal.

2.   Democrats also charged that Republicans cannot pay for the bill.

3.   Democrats charge Bush with opportunism and say that his attention to Latinos has been little more than tokenism.

4.   Democrats charge that he did exactly that by taking items out of the language bills.

5.   Democrats charge that Penelas pulled a Tessio and cut a deal with the other family.

6.   Democrats charge that Republicans used that power to scuttle an array of Clinton nominations.

7.   Democrats charge that the governor is trying to impress conservatives in other states as he looks toward a possible campaign for national office next year.

8.   Democrats charge the donation should have been reported as a contribution to the GOP.

9.   Democrats charged that the decline in the number of bills passed has obvious significance.

10.   Democrats have charged such a provision is budget gimmickry, because the bulk of federal funds now earmarked for Medicare can still be used to pay for tax cuts.