1.   But Democratic lawmakers on Capitol Hill generally proved resistant to those calls.

2.   Democratic lawmakers are calling for a joint legislative committee to review the conduct of Gov.

3.   Already, liberal Democratic lawmakers in the House are criticizing the plan.

4.   Already, liberal Democratic lawmakers are criticizing the plan.

5.   Also, a skirmish escalated over complaints from the White House and Democratic lawmakers that Starr may have withheld evidence favorable to Clinton in the Lewinsky matter.

6.   And when Perry took office, few Democratic lawmakers bothered to attend the ceremony.

7.   Any such change would require approval from the state legislature, where Democratic lawmakers have criticized these ideas.

8.   Another Democratic lawmaker who had considered entering the fray, Tom Ramsay of Mount Pleasant, said Tuesday there is only a slim chance he will.

9.   As a result, Democratic lawmakers expressed grudging support for the proposals in the speech, while also trying to portray Pataki as having stolen their agenda.

10.   As a young Democratic lawmaker, he earned the enmity of conservatives by championing pro-union legislation.