Under those circumstances, I think that this is an amendment that we cannot resist.
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Discussing an amendment during a House floor debate.
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How much time remains on both sides? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Michigan has 2\1/2\ minutes remaining, and the gentlewoman from Georgia has 2\1/2\ minutes remaining.
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Yes, they tell me there is a chance it could very well be struck down. But we will go ahead and run that risk.





