Although frustrated with the meeting itself, Leslie says she is happy to have hosted her first subcommittee meeting.

Starting with a subcommittee meeting Monday, he will press transit managers to roll out a universal card.

Call in to the office: That subcommittee meeting will have to wait, sir.

During the subsequent subcommittee meetings, the two sides negotiated a proposal without the tax.

But congressional aides stressed that most defense programs are won or lost in subcommittee meetings.

The Committee meets at least once a year, and subcommittee meetings are held whenever needed.

Nor will they over the subjects that are on the agenda for discussion at today's subcommittee meetings.

But last week, during subcommittee meetings attended by two persons from each side, both sides explored solutions that didn't include a tax.

There were no details available from the subcommittee meeting, which was held at an undisclosed site under a news media blackout.

He said that he wanted to release the details to board members at the subcommittee meeting today.