1.   A relieved Trent Lott even let him assume the chairmanship of the environmental affairs committee, replacing the late John Chafee of Rhode Island.

2.   A new legal affairs committee, also all-inclusive, would review contracts and select outside counsel for the project.

3.   A military affairs committee of the local chamber of commerce could buy car seats for enlisted men and women with children.

4.   By late Monday, a formal approval of the loan by the senate economic affairs committee had yet to be received.

5.   Candace de Russy, a SUNY trustee who heads the academic affairs committee, also favors the idea.

6.   In addition to the Texas Medical Association, Burgess received support from John Findley, a Plano dentist on the governmental affairs committee for the Texas Dental Association.

7.   Jean Matteoli, the chairman of the National Assembly economy and social affairs committee, will meet the unions today over how to staunch the losses at SNCF.

8.   Most of his fellow Republicans clearly want the hearings of his governmental affairs committee to target President Clinton and the Democrats.

9.   Not enough, say the critics of Sen. Fred Thompson, the R-Tenn., who led the Senate inquiry as chairman of the governmental affairs committee.

10.   Olson appeared before the governmental affairs committee, chaired by Lieberman.