If the Senator is going to allow the bill to be open to LIHEAP, then I presume it should be open to all extraneous amendments. I suspect the amendment of the Senator from South Carolina relative to the city of Berkeley is an extraneous amendment but one that is worth debating and should be discussed.
Discussing the openness of a bill to amendments during Senate debate.
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Yes, I do. And it's driven by people being concerned about carbon emissions and global warming, and common sense taking hold.
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