1.   Although the committee action was a major milestone for Foster, the Nashville physician still faces some formidable obstacles.

2.   And Sensenbrenner announced that he would delay committee action on the legislation until next week.

3.   And they can explore other ways to bring the Senate up to speed, she added, like longer sessions and more expeditious committee action.

4.   After his first amendment to the bill was defeated, Kennedy ground committee action to a halt by insisting a quorum be present to debate additional amendments.

5.   Brodsky said he would not seek immediate committee action on his bill but would wait to see how the renewed negotiations develop.

6.   But Ralph Nader, the consumer advocate who has led the opposition to the legislation, bitterly attacked the committee action Thursday.

7.   But she and Sen. Charles E. Schumer both acknowledged that the committee action was only one step.

8.   Estimates of when it might be addressed have ranged from later this summer to next year, and no committee action has been scheduled on the subject.

9.   He has pledged to allow a vote this summer, after hearings and committee action.

10.   House committee action eliminated some of its most egregious features, but much mischief remains.