However, some of the association's most prominent members are the ones who sued the tobacco industry and would gain from national legislation.

For years, tobacco's friends in Congress were able to protect the industry from important adverse legislation.

Although world trends are blamed for our present problems, to a certain extent they result from bad legislation.

They have been taken from legislation adopted and successfully used elsewhere.

But the measure differs sharply from legislation approved by the House last fall.

From legislation passed last year it will get an additional $10 billion.

The movement in 1950s and 1960s shifted focus from legislation to the courts.

As a result, millions of Americans will soon benefit from legislation making health care more available and affordable.

We cannot exclude sectors from legislation of this kind just because they are problematic.

The administration and Congress could assemble a sensible package from legislation already in the works.