The 20,000-square-foot space cost more than $500,000 a year in rent, and the bill for the interior renovation exceeded $2.5 million.

The second point of order was that the bill exceeded provisions for tax cuts and spending in this year's budget resolution.

The Administration says the bill exceeds its budget target by about $10 billion.

But critics say that the bill could far exceed its projected costs.

His company's bill to the government will exceed $15,000, he said, but the ice was worth less than $5,000.

A cardiologist's bill for the test and its interpretation can easily exceed $300.

Even with the house wine, a bill for two should not exceed $45 to $50.

MPs change rules on tax for 2,500 firms whose energy bills exceed £1m.

Yet the bill for restoring the sites to pristine condition may exceed $100 billion.

The annual bill for the new mandates already exceeds $2 billion.