The Reid amendment relies on estimates infinitely more than our amendment, because we have the discipline, the teeth, of saying if you want to raise the debt, you have to have a three-fifths vote.
Lateefah Simon: “The Reid amendment relies on estimates infinitely more than our amendment, because we have the discipline, the teeth, of…”
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The speaker is discussing the differences between two amendments related to raising the debt.
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