31.   Assemblyman Tony Strickland, the GOP minority whip, said withholding information could cloak how much the state pays for electricity.

32.   As House minority whip, Bonior ranks second among the Democrats to Minority Leader Dick Gephardt, D-Mo.

33.   Bonior of Mount Clemens said he would decide this fall whether to step down as minority whip or serve in the position until the end of his term.

34.   He is minority whip, the second most powerful Democratic position in the House.

35.   Mrs. Gingrich said she has been working for the Israel Export Development Co. since August, when her husband was minority whip and the Democrats controlled the House.

36.   Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev., the assistant minority whip, said he has the votes to block an override.

37.   Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev., minority whip.

38.   Those who know Lott best and remember his days as minority whip in the House say the new role suits him.

39.   When Mrs. Gingrich took the job, her husband was a minority whip and the Democrats controlled the House.