Most of the committee leaders tried hard to muscle a bill through.

"He took the time to come down here, and he didn't just talk to committee leaders but all the members of committees."

He said much of the central staff he had hired worked for individual members and committee leaders.

This committee is run by students, a teacher, a committee leader and a secretary.

He did say that committee leaders should have been informed by letter.

By mid-1987, committee leaders were under intense pressure, especially from House committee members, to do more.

Between the visitors center and the police force, the committee leaders say taxpayers are getting soaked, financing things the country does not need.

Among the legislators who will gain power, many are seasoned former committee leaders who know their way around Washington.

Several senior committee leaders dismissed the unit as a joke and a waste.

On December 11 the committee leaders met and voted for dissolution.