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To: PROLIFE who wrote (343214)	1/14/2003 6:31:32 PM
From: Baldur Fjvlnisson	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

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To: PROLIFE who wrote (343214)	1/14/2003 8:19:37 PM
From: Kenneth E. Phillipps	Respond to of 769670

ProLife, you are beginning to sound like CyberKen.

To: PROLIFE who wrote (343214)	1/14/2003 8:41:42 PM
From: goldworldnet	Respond to of 769670

I wish I knew more about how the committees were split up after the Jeffords defection. I hope Frist doesn't give a damn inch. Normally, the Senate quickly disposes of the organizing resolution, which determines such housekeeping matters as who sits on which committee and how the majority and minority divide up committee money. Traditionally the minority party gets one-third. But that all changed in the last Congress, which began in a 50-50 tie and Majority Leader Trent Lott, R-Miss., agreed to a near-even split of committee resources. When Sen. James Jeffords (news - web sites), I-Vt., left the Republicans and power shifted to the Democrats, new Majority Leader Tom Daschle, D-S.D., agreed to continue that division with only minor adjustments. Now, with Republicans holding a narrow majority, Democrats say it's only fair that they get close to half the committee seats and money. "If it was good for both parties in the last Congress with 51-49, we are simply saying it is good for this Congress," Daschle said, adding that Democrats favor making permanent a system where the committees reflect the makeup of the Senate as a whole. Democrats will continue to nominally chair committees until a new resolution is passed. story.news.yahoo.com * * *