1.   Among them are the majority whip, Tom DeLay, and the majority leader, Dick Armey, both of Texas.

2.   And House majority whip Tom Delay of Texas called on Bush to come down harder in favor of Israel and against the Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat.

3.   And each congressman pledges an undying commitment to the conservative cause as he runs for majority whip, the third-ranking post in the new Republican House.

4.   And Rep. Tom DeLay will enter his third year as majority whip, in charge of drumming up votes for legislation.

5.   And Rep. Tom DeLay, the majority whip from Texas, was deploying the powerful whip organization to work on undecided Republicans.

6.   As chief deputy majority whip, Hastert is responsible for taking the temperature of lawmakers on key votes and dealing with legislative favors.

7.   As in past years, Rep. Tom DeLay of Texas, the House majority whip, attacked the campaign overhaul effort.

8.   As majority whip, Lott will have to work constantly with the Kansas senator to line up GOP votes on bills coming to the floor.

9.   At about the same time, Rep. Tom DeLay of Texas, the majority whip, expressed incredulity at Democrats for their refusal to give taxpayers a break.

10.   Blunt, of Springfield, is chief deputy majority whip in the House.