DOUBLE CHOP--Senate Minority Leader Leigh Herington, D-Ravenna, gestures with both hands as he speaks about Senate Democrats proposed legislation to deal with the state's natural gas problems, during a news conference, at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2001. (JACK KUSTRON/photoj.com)

WORSE THAN CAT LICENSING--Sen. Rober Hagan, D-Youngstown, holds one of the 600 letters he has received from constituents concerning natural gas costs, during a news conference by Senate Democrats, at the Ohio Statehosue, in Columbus, Ohio, on Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2001. Hagan said that this was the greatest number of letters he has received since the ill-fated bill to license cats. Also seen, from left are: Sen. C.J. Prentiss, D-Cleveland, Sen. Timothy Ryan, D- Niles, and Sen. Mark Mallory, D-Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Jack Kustron)

NATURAL GAS CRISIS--Sen. C.J. Prentiss, D-Cleveland, gestures during a news conference held by Senate Democrats concerning the state's nautral gas crisis, at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2001. To the right is Sen. Mark Mallory, D-Cincinnati. (JACK KUSTRON/photoj.com)