Related by context. Frequent words. (Click for all words.) 58 politically sensitive 54 contentious 54 thorny 52 thorny issue 50 nettlesome 49 thorniest 48 touchy 46 vexing 45 hotly debated 45 touchy subject 45 thornier 45 ticklish 43 prickly 43 thorniest issues 42 controversial 41 divisive 40 unpopular 40 heated debates 39 politically unpopular 39 problematic 39 issue 39 lawmakers 38 intractable 38 heated debate 38 politically unpalatable 37 knotty 37 rancorous debate 37 weighty 37 wildly unpopular 36 polarizing 36 flashpoint 36 deeply unpopular 36 Lawmakers 35 seemingly intractable 35 Contentious 35 broaching 35 hugely unpopular 35 topic 35 vexed 34 ballooning 34 ballooning deficits 34 broach 34 debate 34 costly 34 hot potato 34 politically palatable 33 budget deficits 33 issues 33 problematical 33 debates 33 illegal immigration 33 rancorous 33 abstruse 33 partisan wrangling 33 troublesome 33 contentiousness 32 Station Futenma 32 sensitive 32 broached 32 budget shortfall 32 tricky 32 taboo subjects 32 stickiest 32 logistical hurdles 32 stumbling block 32 GOP moderates 32 critics 32 Capitol Hill 31 budget shortfalls 31 unwieldy 31 largely symbolic 31 Illegal immigration 31 stalemated 31 flared anew 31 spats 31 burdensome 31 wide ranging 31 headline grabbing 31 highly politicized 31 potentially destabilizing 31 nonstarter 31 Debates 31 taboo topic 31 fractious 31 uncontroversial 31 souring 31 controversy 31 unresolved 31 Senate conferees 31 deeply divided 31 constitutionality 30 Immigrant advocates 30 Partisanship 30 soaring 30 sidestepped 30 impolitic 30 legality 30 stalled 30 dicey 30 skyrocketing 30 immigration