Continuing my argument, there is ambiguity and there is honest disagreement. I know the Senator from Idaho might bring us a CRS opinion saying the cases might survive. My colleague from Rhode Island has an earlier CRS opinion that says the opposite. The point is, there is ambiguity both in the law and in opinions about the law. My amendment is a simple, straightforward way to clear up the ambiguity and let these cases move forward.
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