They offer several proposals that have no parallel in the Democratic bill.

Such provisions would be more restrictive than those in last year's Democratic bill.

Critics of the more expensive Democratic bill made three main arguments.

As for the Democratic bill, she said, "in its current form, we do have a veto threat."

The Democratic bill would bring consistency to civil rights damage suits.

The Democratic bill would encourage students to choose among various public schools.

The Democratic bill, in contrast, would cover all 161 million Americans who have private insurance.

Four major Democratic bills have been announced, with more expected.

The Democratic bills announced in the last two weeks cover a broad range.

The Democratic bill would cost $500 billion from 2004 to 2010.