Word: chairmen
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...Daschle cannot dictate how the Senate will work, he and his committee chairmen will have the power to decide which bills reach the floor. He can force the debate to happen on his terms, at least in his half of the Capitol...
...seen his reputation tarnished in recent years through debt, an inability to streamline the firm in the face of the Asian financial crisis, and allegations of fraud and cronyism. Last year the Hyundai Group was splintered by two of his sons, who served as the company's co-chairmen...
...there is a lot of trust built up." All three companies have managed to make money in difficult times by keeping raw material costs down and focusing on the kinds of high-grade finished products that the auto and appliance industries prefer. Kinsch and Mer will act as co-chairmen...
Last week, when the Senate opened for business, Democrat majority leader Tom Daschle whizzed through a half dozen apparently ceremonial and pro forma resolutions that were quickly approved by voice vote. Republican committee chairmen are angry that one of the floor resolutions Daschle got passed made Democrats chairmen of the committees until Jan. 20. The Republican chairmen didn't know that Daschle was offering the resolution because Lott apparently never alerted his committee chairmen that the Democrats would control their panels for 17 days. "Only Lott knew," says a GOP aide. "But he didn't pass...
...however, the new GOP majority implemented a six-year term limit for committee chairmen. And what seemed like a good idea six long years ago is raising ire among some senior party members. Henry Hyde, Republican of Illinois, only grudgingly departed as chairman of the House Ways and Means committee and moved to the head of the foreign relations panel. Hyde argued unsuccessfully that he should remain in his leadership position to make up for time he missed during President Clinton's impeachment trial...