There is nothing to unsnarl. We have agreed to take out the offending provision that Senators on the other side of the aisle said they wanted out. I took it out. They wanted to offer amendments. I have agreed to let them offer amendments. There is nothing snarled. There is only an effort to stop passage of this bill. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Republican leader. Mr. McCONNELL. Madam President, the majority leader is graciously giving us three amendments. What I am saying is three amendments is not enough, and he knows that. So we are not expecting to have an unlimited number of amendments, but three amendments will not suffice. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Senator from Louisiana.
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