Despite this climate, the sponsors of the Senate compromise believe there is broad national consensus on the following goals of fair employment opportunity: 1.

A Senate compromise seems barely possible; the House seems stalled for now.

Both the Senate compromise and the House bill call for a new nationwide electronic verification system.

If the 1987 session expires before the House passes the Senate compromise, the bill will have to be re-introduced.

These advocates have similar complaints about the Senate compromise on alternative fuels like methanol and compressed natural gas.

Making that clear is an indispensable ingredient in any honorable Senate compromise.

The way to do that is to pass the Senate compromise while we continue to work on a year-long extension.

Start hashing out a year-long agreement as soon as the Senate compromise passes.

Both industry and environmentalists remain dissatisfied with crucial elements of the Senate compromise.

"What I'm hoping is that it's going to give some courage to people who are on the fence about the Senate compromise."