(1) the senate passed a $1.35 trillion tax cut package wednesday, the biggest tax reduction in 20 years. the measure, which lowers all income tax rates, now goes to a house-senate conference committee, where congressional and white house negotiators will wrangle over the size and timing of the tax cuts. in the final tally, 62 senators voted for the bill and 38 voted against it, with 12 democrats joining all 50 republicans in support.

(2) sometimes one's enemies can be one's best friends. that's what cuban president fidel castro must be thinking as senators jesse helms (r-n. c.) and joseph lieberman (d-conn.) introduce legislation to allocate $100 million in aid to cuban opposition groups, with the objective of fostering democracy in cuba. what can they be thinking? castro has parlayed 42 years of hostility and intervention from washington into an unshakable lifelong hold on power in cuba. he has stared down nine u. s. presidents—eisenhower, kennedy, johnson, nixon, ford, carter, reagan, bush, clinton—and is working on his 10th. he has outlasted his kremlin patrons, and even mexico's durable system of one-party rule.

what comparison can be made between the two paragraphs?
a.
both paragraphs are probably highly controversial.
b.
each paragraph is just one person's opinion.
c.
both are critical of the u. s. senate.
d.
both deal with an issue in the u. s. senate.