in fact what happened was the gentleman from New York [Mr. Hinchey] had two separate amendments, and they only stole one. They forgot to steal them both. So the gentleman only took half of Hinchey; he got a ``Hinch'' but no ``E'' here. So that is the problem.
Discussing amendments during a debate on the House floor.
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