What I am trying to tell my majority whip is they are limiting the amendments by structuring it so we cannot offer amendments unless we make deeper cuts in the programs that we believe in.
Harold Volkmer: “What I am trying to tell my majority whip is they are limiting the amendments by structuring it so we cannot offer…”
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Discussing limitations on amendments during a legislative debate.
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