WAP2000121811 - 18 DECEMBER 2000 - WASHINGTON, DC, USA:  U.S. President-elect George W. Bush along with U.S. Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott (R-MS), left, and Speaker of the House of Representatives Dennis Hasert (R-IL) speak with press after meeting with congressional leaders on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC on December 18, 2000. The president-elect is in the nation's capital for two-days of bi-partisan political meetings with congressional leaders, Vice President Al Gore and President Bill Clinton.    cc/cc/Chris Corder    UPI