Some lawmakers favor combining the House and Senate committees into one panel with fewer members.

Most lawmakers favored banning online casino-style games, sports wagers and lottery sales.

Midwesterners were narrowly opposed, 74 to 63, and lawmakers from the Middle Atlantic region favored force but only by 51 to 45.

Many lawmakers from both parties favor tapping the reserve.

The President and the Democratic lawmakers also favor spending more on health and education programs.

It is not clear, several aides to Democratic senators said recently, that lawmakers will favor waiving the annual debate over the economic relationship between the two countries.

Some lawmakers favor making the Federal Aviation Administration independent of the Transportation Department.

Some lawmakers favor higher taxes; others do not.

Even conservative Western lawmakers who do not usually favor environmental causes saw this for what it was: a potentially unparalleled raid on America's public lands.

While some lawmakers favor group tours, others disdain them.