I am confused and I am troubled. I have supported Shays-Meehan, and I have opposed almost all of the amendments because I have been told this is a very carefully crafted compromise. Now I find out late last night we have put this provision in at somebody's request that was not in the Senate bill. Unless somebody can tell me that is wrong, I would ask my colleagues to say. My side says it was added in and it was not in the Senate bill.
Expressing confusion over changes to a legislative provision during a debate.
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