I warn my colleague, she cannot be throwing up a modification and saying we want you to accept this when the amendment deals with substantive issues. The amendment deals with entitlements, with issues that are under the Finance Committee jurisdiction. I have made five speeches saying we should not be doing authorizing work on an appropriations bill without the appropriate committees having significant time to review the bill.
Discussing the appropriateness of amendments related to entitlements during a debate on an appropriations bill.
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