21.   Banisar supports a bill introduced in the House of Representatives by Minnesota Democrat Bruce Vento.

22.   Barr said several Democrats have vowed to support his bill, but he would not disclose their names.

23.   Big banks like Banc One, BankAmerica , Nationsbank and U.S. Bancorp support the bill, as do the insurance industry and Wall Street.

24.   Both Cuomo and Pataki support a bill that would increase penalties for those convicted of bias crimes against homosexuals.

25.   Both Rubin and Citigroup strongly supported the bill.

26.   Both senators supported a bill that denied federal recognition of same-sex marriages, as well as legislation currently in Congress that would ban employment discrimination against gays.

27.   A broad coalition of companies, including Intel Corp., TRW Inc., Caterpillar Inc., and Hewlett Packard Co. support the bill.

28.   A broad coalition of corporations supported the bill, saying it gave employees the flexibility to take time off for family obligations.

29.   A host of environmental groups support the bills, which have met opposition from dentists and manufacturers of devices that contain mercury.

30.   A Fidelity spokeswoman earlier told Mutual Fund Market News, a trade publication, that the firm supported the bill.