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...pile of suck-up gifts awaits George W. Bush when he steps into his new house - crates of home-state fruit from senators, plus thoughtful though inscrutable baubles from foreign leaders. But at least one skunk will be hiding in the gift bin, a present from Bush's former GOP presidential rival. Arizona senator John McCain wants to force the new President to sign a campaign finance reform bill that Bush hates - and make him do it before he deals with any other legislation, including education, taxes and all the other items on Bush's wish list. McCain plans...
...Under the new Senate deal, committees, where the real legislative business is taken care of, will be populated by an equal number of Democrats and Republicans. The GOP will maintain the committee chairs, a nod to the fact that technically they will have a 51-50 advantage after Dick Cheney is sworn in as vice president on January 20. In the case of a death or resignation that alters the 50-50 balance, Lott and Daschle will reexamine the power-sharing scheme...
...other side of the Capitol, a quiet revolution was under way in the House of Representatives, where GOP leaders were giving up their committee chairs. The shakeup marks a stark departure from years of tradition - for as long as the modern House has existed, representatives in the controlling party have bided their time, inching up the leadership ladder toward their ultimate reward: A committee chairmanship...
...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...
...Erstwhile minority leader Tom Daschle, (D-S.D.) maintained Tuesday on ABC's "Good Morning America" that he does not plan to use the next two weeks to steamroll legislation, but rather to provide the GOP with "a good example" of cooperation. "We want to show what you can really do with bipartisanship." That appeal for teamwork, of course, may disintegrate quickly with the introduction of President-elect Bush's $1.3 trillion tax cut plan, or as the more contentious Cabinet nominations make their way to the Hill...