My response was that for the Democrats to get an opportunity to offer a substitute amendment comes so infrequently and is so rare that we thought if we did a lot of animation, we would have a rule that would provide for a substitute amendment. I want to thank the gentleman because it worked.
Discussing the rarity of opportunities for Democrats to propose substitute amendments during a Rules Committee meeting.
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