Jack Reed: “That is absolutely correct. There have been occasions where we have had--once we got the substitute adopted--in some…”

“That is absolutely correct. There have been occasions where we have had--once we got the substitute adopted--in some cases, no amendments and we went to final passage, ultimately, and in other cases, just a handful of amendments. Last year, I don't believe we had the kind of amendments we are offering this year, some of them have nothing whatsoever to do with the national defense. The nearly 20 amendments we were proposing were nearly equally divided to be bipartisan. And, frankly, to your point, I think this would represent more amendments than in the many years I witnessed the passage of the NDAA.”