The proposal fell far short of the 60-vote majority needed to keep it alive under Senate budget rules.
But the proposal falls short of what victims have been asking for.
The initial proposal fell through in the summer of 2007.
Then and later, his proposals for an open world fell on deaf ears.
The major proposals being debated now fall into two main categories.
However, we fear that these proposals will fall on deaf ears.
The four proposals we are going to debate today fall within the framework of this process.
The proposals that have been put forward fall far short of what the problem requires.
The proposal we are discussing today falls within this context.
But the proposal they shared with their colleagues fell short of that goal.