The head of the committee on committees, Irving Levitan of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, says he was "stunned" when he saw the numbers.
Logan's Law is stalled in committee right now, and the head of the committee, Rep. Klint Kesto, has been sitting on it for more than a year.
Mr. Bush also scheduled a meeting for Wednesday with Congressional leaders from both parties and the heads of committees dealing with national-security issues.
Heads of committees used at least to pay lip service to the minority party when proposing legislation, but since Newt Gingrich's takeover in 1994, partisan control has by and large been the rule.
It also breaks with congressional decorum, in which heads of committees generally avoid naming money goals before political negotiations get under way.
This means having the right governance structure in place: an appropriate board with an independent head of audit committee, and well-established remuneration and nomination committees.
Usually a thesis committee is made up of three professors: a chair (the "head" of your committee), and two readers.
Later that afternoon, a faculty committee delivered the letter to Ms. Raab and read it to her, said Carolyn Mayadas, the head of the committee, who has since retired.
