I am not particularly worried about when you have a vote on final passage. I am worrying about cutting off amendments, so that when Monday comes and somebody thinks of another amendment, they will be cut off.
Gerald Ford: “I am not particularly worried about when you have a vote on final passage. I am worrying about cutting off amendments…”
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Discussing concerns about limiting amendments during legislative proceedings.
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