Instruct: Retrieve semantically similar text.
Query: It may come as a shock for somebody who has been in Washington for so long. But actually limited government can work in the second largest state in the union. And therefore Congress passes the bill after our session in 1997 ended, we passed an enabling legislation in 1999.
Congress passed the bill two years prior to being enabled.
There is an act.
you is the government
A bargain may have existed between one party and the government.
It still has to be approved by something
There is more than one party.
The party is not in complete agreement.
It still has to be approved
There is a decision that must be made
The amendment passed. 
There is some action goings on.
The speaker has allowed wiggle room before.
This is the second time the country has been split
The situation is fluid
A bill is being discussed
limited times is not up for interpretation 
There are multiple parties.
There will be a trial.
There's still a lot of uncertainty
There are rumors mentioned in the statement
The bill is something real
a decision has been made on the subject
Actually limited government does work in the second largest state in the union.
After passing the legislation in 1999, the number of uninsured has decreased.
This bill received national attention.