21.   President Bush, who has indicated his support for some sort of election overhaul bill, is expected to sign a final compromise between the Senate and House.

22.   Some members, not identified in the minutes, also expressed support for a larger immediate cut in rates, only to vote for the final compromise.

23.   Some education specialists, however, view the final compromise as mixed.

24.   Still, negotiators hoped to wrap up a final compromise bill late Thursday that could be sent to President Clinton for his signature by this weekend.

25.   That tactic would avoid a joint House-Senate conference, the usual means for forging a final compromise on legislation.

26.   The final compromise is that both require faith and are ways of pursuing truth.

27.   The final compromise makes reasonable changes, and can be extended later if it does not produce adequate savings.

28.   The House will include both the Commerce and Ways and Means Medicare proposals in their bill and then develop a final compromise with the Senate.

29.   The Republican-controlled House, which must agree to a final compromise bill, has already approved most major elements of the Bush plan.

30.   There was a lot of discussion about that in reaching a final compromise on legislation that would overhaul farm policy for five years, the aide to Roberts said.