The bill, now proceeding on a fast track, is scheduled to move from committee to presentation on the House floor next week.
But in an unusual move, the committee reconsidered the deal; President Bush will not be required to weigh in on the matter.
But maybe Sheika Mozah bint Nasser al-Missned, the second of the emir of Qatar's three wives, did manage to move the committee in an address on Wednesday that was stunningly direct.
But, in a controversial move, the committee is also set to consider whether to apply to be affiliated to the Labour Party as a "socialist society" like, for example, the Fabian Society and the National Union of Labour and Socialist Clubs.
In a separate move, the committee also rejected a Labour move to prohibit the sale of ready-mixed drinks with a caffeine limit over 150 milligrams per litre, which would effectively ban the tonic wine Buckfast.
The Digital Strategy has been delayed for more than six months, with the government also putting out a call for public and industry contributions in December — a move the committee queries, asking the government to explain why it did this.
In a suggested cost-saving move, the committee suggests that the instruments planned for the canceled missions could be flown instead on the National Polar-orbiting OperatioNPOESSvironmental Satellite System (NPOESS), which is being built for a 2010 launch.
Although policy implementation often moves at a glacial pace, moving through committee after committee, I am optimistic about positive change within the UC system in the near future.
Once when I moved in committee for approval of one of my bills, a motion was made to table it.
