BUDGET CORRECTION BILL #3--House Speaker Larry Householder, R-Glenford, gestures as he speaks with Minority Leader Chris Redfern, D-Port Clinton, prior to debate on the $531 million short-term budget fix, at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2003. The House is expected to reject Gov. Bob Taft's call for increased taxes on alcohol and cigarettes. (Jack Kustron/Photoj.com)

BUDGET CORRECTION BILL #3--House Speaker Larry Householder, R-Glenford, right, gathers some of his troops together, prior to debate on the $531 million short-term budget fix, at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2003. Clockwise from speaker Householder are: Rep. Michelle Schneider, R-Cincinnati; Rep. Charles Calvert, R-Medina; Rep. James Hoops, R-Napoleon; Rep. Timothy Grendell, R-Chesterland. Also seen in the background are Rep. Jeffrey Manning, R-Ridgeville, and Rep. Gary Cates, R-West Chester. (Jack Kustron/Photoj.com)

BUDGET CORRECTION BILL #3--House Minority Leader Chris Redfern, D-Port Clinton, center, confers with Rep. Bill Hartnett, D-Mansfield, left, and Rep. Edward Jerse, D-Euclid, prior to debate on the $531 million short-term budget fix, at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2003. The House is expected to reject Gov. Bob Taft's call for increased taxes on alcohol and cigarettes. (Jack Kustron/Photoj.com)

WHAT ABOUT THE CHILDREN--Rep. Merle Grace Kearns, R-Springfield, right, shows Rep. Diana Fessler, R-New Carlisle, material concerning what cuts to the state's subsidy for child day care would mean, during session, at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2003. The material was distributed by Rep. Larry Price, D-Columbus, in an effort to prevent loses in benefits to anyone below 150 percent of poverty. (Jack Kustron/Photoj.com)