61.   The kings of Capitol Hill in that process are the House and Senate Appropriations committee and subcommittee chairmen and senior members of the minority party.

62.   The lawmakers also voted to keep a six-year limit on subcommittee chairmen.

63.   The lawmakers also voted by voice to keep a six-year limit on subcommittee chairmen.

64.   The major turnover in chairmen and subcommittee chairmen has led to a scramble for some of the more prestigious positions.

65.   The subcommittee chairman, Rep. Clay Shaw, R-Fla., said the legislation was being refiled this week.

66.   The subcommittee chairman, Rep. Harold Rogers, R-Ky., had pressed for the uniform standards at a hearing earlier this month on airline delays.

67.   The subcommittee chairman, Republican Representative Douglas Bereuter of Nebraska, pressed Wiedemann about a perceived erosion in Hong Kong of freedom of expression and association.

68.   Subcommittee chairman Senator Hank Brown downplayed his aspirations for the three-day hearings on Afghanistan, saying he hoped they would educate his congressional colleagues about the country.