91.   Frankel said during a Democratic caucus Tuesday that Republican leaders had approached some Democrats offering key committee assignments if they switched their votes.

92.   He has twice been stripped of his Senate committee assignments.

93.   Having a committee assignment is important, because in committee is where the major work on legislation gets done.

94.   He already has been stripped of his committee assignments.

95.   He is the only member of the House without a committee assignment.

96.   House Democratic members, at a meeting Wednesday night, did not give Traficant committee assignments, a first step toward ostracizing him from the party.

97.   House Democrats finished handing out their committee assignments Wednesday and gave Traficant nothing.

98.   House rules say committee assignments can be made only by the party caucus to which a member has declared allegiance.

99.   It was not clear whether Republicans would provide Traficant with committee assignments.

100.   Lawmakers were told their future chairmanships and committee assignments could depend on how much money they raised for the committee.