Mr. DeLay and his allies maintain that the bills would steer money away from the political parties into single-issue groups.

However, the city and state also used the flood of new funds, which were largely from the federal government, to steer local money previously going to child care toward other needs.

If Mrs. Rell finally got a bill to sign, legislative leaders got new power to steer money into campaigns.

When Webster Hubbell faced a jail term for fraud, and showed signs of talking to prosecutors, he was suddenly steered heavy money from Asia.

Scientists like Rose see public investment in aquaculture as counterproductive, because it steers money away from restoring wild fisheries.

Doolittle acknowledges steering money to PerfectWave but denies doing anything wrong.

Lower American interest rates would make returns on dollar-denominated holdings less appealing and could steer money into foreign investments with higher yields.

He steered money into critical states that helped win the election.

Mr. Martinez left office after a state investigation, which he still angrily disputes, concluded he had improperly steered money to treatment programs run by friends of his.

She has come under criticism for taking donations from members of the Church of Scientology while helping to steer money to a project started by a church member.