1.   But House leaders said the combined legislation includes language on abortion and other issues unacceptable to the lower chamber.

2.   This labour legislation included laws governing female and child labour, improvements in working conditions and social security provisions.

3.   Although it clearly is targeted at environmental laws, the bill would require all legislation to include an economic analysis of potential takings that may necessitate federal compensation.

4.   Any tax reform legislation should include the abolition of the Internal Revenue Service, Lott said.

5.   But the debate quickly ranged past the issue of whether the fines were appropriate to the question of whether the legislation should include a standard benefits package at all.

6.   But the legislation included a waiver that permits the president to decline support in the interest of national security.

7.   But the legislation includes stringent safety requirements that will likely delay provisions of the North American Free Trade Agreement.

8.   But they said the legislation would not include the more stringent gun-show measure that a majority of House members rejected.

9.   Cass Wheeler, CEO of the American Heart Association, said any tobacco-control legislation should include a bar against U.S. government representatives promoting American tobacco products overseas.

10.   Conservative Republicans insisted that any emergency spending legislation include a provision intended to prevent such shutdowns during budget fights.