21.   And the last month has seen the crescendo of a decade of study, debate, reports, committee meetings and, especially, political maneuvering.

22.   At sometimes angry open school committee meetings, the Pyle brothers defended their actions as assertions of the constitutionally guaranteed right of free expression.

23.   BACs also allowed their holders after-hours access to the Capitol and House office buildings, where late-night committee meetings and caucusing are commonplace.

24.   -- Aliens who have taken over human bodies go to useless daily committee meetings even if they say they hate them.

25.   -- Require committee meetings to be open to public.

26.   A month ago, the Fed cut rates in between committee meetings, surprising central bank watchers.

27.   All committee meetings will be open and the House will ban proxy voting.

28.   But there were endless committee meetings in the afternoons, so many documents to read in the evenings, he said.

29.   Committee meetings this month were opportunities to make a grand show of budget cutting.

30.   Committee meetings on the bill are scheduled to continue into next week.