The Administration has repeatedly criticized the embargo, begun two months ago.

The Administration criticized the Republican proposal for medical savings accounts.

Not only has the Administration not criticized the Fed directly, but comments about monetary policy have been rare.

The Administration sharply criticized a proposal that would place limits on Federal deposit insurance.

The Administration has criticized past arms control agreements because they could be circumvented by deployment of other types of weapons.

In Washington, the Administration also criticized the conviction.

"The Administration has criticized other proposals while offering none of its own," the Senator said.

The Administration also criticized a part of the House bill that would limit damages awarded in medical malpractice lawsuits against doctors and hospitals.

The Administration has also criticized a complicated plan that lawmakers devised to try to preserve the dwindling supply of subsidized housing.

But the Administration has sharply criticized the expansion of Israeli settlements in the West Bank.