31.   Republicans, as the minority members, traditionally voted against approval of the House Journal, a procedural vote that starts each day.

32.   Republicans in the House killed comparable measures last week on a party-line procedural vote.

33.   Sen. Trent Lott pulled the legislation off the floor with the consent of the Republican majority after a pivotal pair of procedural votes.

34.   Sen. Bob Dole was snarling at the six Republicans who sided with the Democrats on the procedural vote that freed the crime bill.

35.   Sen. Trent Lott pulls the legislation off the floor with the consent of the Republican majority after a pivotal pair of procedural votes.

36.   Shortly after lunch, Mitchell strode into the chamber and challenged the Republicans to do their worst, to try to kill the bill on a procedural vote.

37.   Some iffy procedural votes on abortion, perhaps?

38.   Supporters of the procedural vote cited an increase in the minimum wage within the past several years.

39.   The critics have joined forces to endanger passage of the measure when it comes up for a procedural vote.

40.   The House derailed a leading campaign finance bill on a procedural vote Thursday.