Thomas Daschle: “That is the case. Those who benefit by being married are benefited even more by the Gramm amendment. The Senator from…”

“That is the case. Those who benefit by being married are benefited even more by the Gramm amendment. The Senator from Mississippi, the majority leader, was saying how important it was that we not overextend the reach here. His admonition to the Senate was, ``Let's take a look, let's step back and make sure we are not just overreaching.'' Well, if there was a definition of overreaching, I don't know that I could find a better example than the Gramm amendment because of exactly what the Senator from North Dakota has noted.”