Democratic leaders in Congress say they hope to pass a bill for the president to sign by the end of the year.

VOA: special.2009.06.19

Southern supporters were afraid that if a statehood bill for California was passed first, then northerners would refuse to pass the other parts of the compromise.

VOA: special.2009.04.02

Three Democrats and three Republicans have been negotiating a bill for several months.

VOA: special.2009.09.12

On Thursday,President Obama signed into law a civilian aid bill for Pakistan.

VOA: special.2009.10.17

"The Department of Justice will insure the American people do not foot the bill for this disaster and that our laws will be enforced as much as possible."

VOA: special.2010.06.04

"I welcome President Obama's call to the congress to pass the bill for $1.5 billion aid to Pakistan every year,"

VOA: standard.2009.03.28

The action came as senators debated a $91-billion funding bill for the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.

VOA: standard.2009.05.20

Woolsey referred to a House vote on a war funding bill for Afghanistan and Iraq.

VOA: standard.2010.07.30

LeMieux says a Democrat-sponsored plan in the Senate would unfairly burden states like Florida that will have to pay the bill for government health care programs.

VOA: standard.2009.10.10

A key Senate Democrat involved in bipartisan negotiations on health care announced plans on Wednesday to move ahead with a "markup" the process of finalizing a bill for full consideration by lawmakers.

VOA: standard.2009.09.09

Attention has been focused on Senator Harry Reid, a Democrat from Nevada, as he works behind closed doors to try to meld two different committee versions of health care legislation into one bill for the full Senate to debate.

VOA: standard.2009.10.26

Negotiations with the House of Representatives to craft a final bill for President Obama will be difficult because of some major differences, notably the House bill's provision for a government-run health insurance option, absent from the Senate measure.

VOA: standard.2009.12.24

"They are playing games, they are manipulating the Medicare trust fund, they are sticking it to our seniors, and our kids are going to get a massive bill, a massive bill for this, because this new entitlement that is being funded, will not be able to be sustained,".

VOA: standard.2009.12.24

Mother set off with some of the children to look for Bill, but they could find no sign of him.

VOA: special.2009.11.28

She handed the girl a five dollar bill and waited for her change and the wrapped box with the stockings.

VOA: special.2009.09.05