1.   During a weekend retreat in Williamsburg, Va., earlier this month, Republican House members were admonished for lacking a strategy on anything but impeachment.

2.   Hutchison admonished committee members to put their partisan differences aside in the interest of passing the bill this week.

3.   Leaders of both parties admonished members to avoid partisan wrangling throughout the process, but bitter sparring began even before the boxes were opened.

4.   They had to spend part of last month admonishing a member for racist remarks against immigrants.

5.   Another crew member was admonished and discharged because he was underage.