21.   The House Republican leadership expects committees to complete work in mid-June on legislation to offer prescription drug coverage to Medicare beneficiaries.

22.   The independent monitoring committee completed its data analysis in mid-December, said Dr. Kay Dickersin of the University of Maryland, an official of the study.

23.   The resolution does not dictate that the committee hire an outside counsel or set a deadline for when the committee should complete is inquiry.

24.   Those accounts surfaced largely after the committee had completed its formal inquiry.

25.   Trent Lott of Mississippi, the Senate majority leader, sounded upbeat when the committee completed its work on Wednesday.

26.   When the Finance committee completes its work on the bill, it will then go to the full Senate for action.

27.   Why are they reluctant to let the committee complete its work?

28.   Committee sources said it was unlikely the committee would complete its review of the draft plan before at least the middle of next week.

29.   Geist said he expects the committee to complete work on the bills by the end of the year.

30.   It expects the committee to complete the study two months later.