The proposal represents only the starting process for months of debate in Congress.

That proposal represented a 19 percent increase over the $37 million for this year.

Despite the growing opposition, they said the proposal represented the best possible compromise.

The proposal also represents an important evolution in American thinking.

In some ways, the Mayor's proposal represented a departure from the past.

The President would argue that my proposal represents a tax increase.

A proposal such as this represented a threat to the health of our children.

The proposals represent a significant development in the struggle over regulation of the health care industry.

He said his proposal represents the next generation in agriculture.

The proposal represents an increase of $700 million or 9.4 percent over 1987-88 aid levels.