SENATE STRATEGY--Senate members of the House-Senate conference committee on the budget, confer during a meeting of the committee, at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Thursday, June 17, 1999. From left are: Sen. Roy Ray, R-Akron, Sen. Eric Fingerhut, D-Cleveland, and Sen. Doug White, R-Manchester. (JACK KUSTRON../photoj.com)