The bill caused much controversy and the Lords made amendments to it.

He liked to think of the problems their unpaid bills might cause Gina.

The bill caused overcrowding in cells, and conditions for inmates were very poor.

"That bill caused some deals to get announced sooner than they should have," he said.

He said the bill would cause "bigger government, bigger bureaucracy and higher taxes for worse health care."

New York's bill has caused little outcry, some say, because business leaders were invited to help formulate it.

That bill would have caused doctors to withhold medication for fear of Federal sanctions.

Moreover, some Republicans fear that the bill could cause a backlash among female voters.

Snowballing medical bills cause about half of all bankruptcies, according to a 2005 Harvard study.

Doctors say the bill will cause upheaval in the industry.