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Harold Volkmer: “I will admit that when it goes into the conference, the Democrats who are on the conference committee, those few, may…”

On the recordJanuary 5, 1995
I will admit that when it goes into the conference, the Democrats who are on the conference committee, those few, may have an opportunity to make some changes in the bill, but, remember, it is only the bill that passed this House and the bill that passed the Senate that is going to be in the conference. It was clear to me yesterday, listening to the debate, that there were other Members who would have had amendments to that bill. If they had been permitted to offer them, they would have liked to offer those amendments. They did not get that opportunity, and they will never get that opportunity in the next 2 years. We will not revisit this bill.
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Harold Volkmer
Democratic · Missouri
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Editor's note · Context

Discussing the limitations on amendments during the conference committee process.

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