"We want to offer amendments related to the subject matter and have them voted on.
This second argument has swayed some journalists, particularly those already satisfied with the amendments relating to their own profession.
The prime minister's official spokesman said the amendments relating to purdah would be tabled in the autumn because the government wanted time to get the rules right.
With major health legislation coming up for debate in parliament, Touraine said the Socialist government was likely to back two amendments relating to models' weight.
5.34pm: Peers are now discussing a series of amendments relating to the education and training of health workers in the NHS.
For proposed constitutional amendments relating to the judiciary and this Court see H.Doc. No. 353, pt. 2, 54th Cong., 2d Sess., pp. 144-64; S.Doc.
Credit Suisse Group and UBS AG said they had notified United States District Judge Edward Korman in New York of their acceptance of amendments relating to looted art, the further search for bank accounts, financing legal costs and the inclusion of insurance companies.
The House had some early success, but Boehner halted consideration of the spending bills when Democrats started offering amendments related to the Confederate flag and Confederate symbols on federal lands.
House Republican aides also said lawmakers were drafting several amendments related to the China developments that might be attached to the Pentagon budget bill when it came to the floor later this week.
On Wednesday, the government is expected to table amendments relating to devolved powers, which could provoke a significant revolt in early May when it is due to come to a vote.
