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On the recordJanuary 31, 2017
I think we are turning the Senate into something very unfortunate if zero amendments are going to be allowed.
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Sheldon Whitehouse
Democratic · Rhode Island

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Whitehouse criticizes the lack of amendments in the Senate process.

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