Some senators are pressing for higher spending, fewer of the local projects sought by House lawmakers and changes in the amounts distributed to the states.

Democratic senators had pressed to pay for the bill by cutting foreign aid, and neither House leaders nor the Administration wanted to discuss that approach.

Some senators have been pressing the Administration to do more.

So the nominee was forced to explore ever more novel ways of saying no comment as senators, mostly Democrats, pressed him to go public with details.

"I have been instructed that the meeting was covered by attorney-client privilege," he repeated, as the senators pressed him for answers.

In giving their advice, senators should be pressing the president to choose a candidate who reflects the philosophy of the vast majority of Americans.

The senator had sensed my vacillation and now pressed me.

So that, um, the President can make an informed response when the senators press him.

Many senators and representatives have pressed for weapons systems even when the Pentagon did not want them - because the contracts would benefit their constituents.

Among the states whose senators pressed hardest for the increase were Kentucky, Oklahoma and Florida.