How can that be, some lawmakers and budget experts ask.

The lawmakers criticized the report and asked the agency to study the treatment of residents more fully.

In 1976, it took on a major new responsibility when lawmakers asked it to review medical devices.

The Governor, however, has denied that lawmakers asked him to veto it.

The steps are far milder than what many lawmakers have asked for.

Yesterday some lawmakers asked why a decision on aid for the airlines had to be made with such haste.

The lawmakers asked why cheaper options, such as a bus system, had not been explored.

Those lawmakers had asked for a preview on the ground that the movie could be "anti-Japanese".

Why, lawmakers ask, doesn't the military just trim $2.6 billion from its $264 billion budget to pay for the additional operations?

Already some lawmakers are asking whether protecting those agencies is worth the pain for schools, youth programs and hospitals.