I have been standing shoulder to shoulder with the chairman of the full committee all night, voting against every amendment on the basis that the House would not accept an amendment. Now, the ranking member, Senator Biden, has said the White House has indicated they would accept this amendment and that is very powerful medicine for us. I do not want to abandon my chairman and the position he has taken in support of the House bill, unless I can be assured that on this amendment, unlike all of the others, the House leadership has indicated they are willing to accept it.
Bill Bennett: “I have been standing shoulder to shoulder with the chairman of the full committee all night, voting against every…”
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Questioning the acceptance of an amendment by the House of Representatives during a Senate debate.
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