Asked about New York's proposal to stop dumping by 1998, he said: "I don't see that as a positive development.

Mr. Perot was asked about his proposal to raise gasoline taxes 50 cents a gallon over five years.

When asked about Mr. Hewitt's proposal, Howard Stringer, the president of CBS News, was guarded.

"It's the proper suggestion," Mr. Bush told reporters when asked about Mr. Walsh's proposal to the Federal district judge presiding over the case.

When Arafat came to see me, he asked a lot of questions about my proposal.

Asked about Mr. Mubarak's proposal, a senior Administration official said the Clinton Administration would be unwilling to ask Israel to make another concession on the deportees.

Asked about the Assembly's proposal, Gov. George E. Pataki, a Republican, said, "Of course it's attractive; the question is, how do you fund it?"

Asked about Mr. Shipman's proposal, Mr. Scherer said he needed to familiarize himself more with the issues.

Another reporter wanted to ask about the mayor's proposal to ban party primaries.