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Shortly before the vote, Dianne Feinstein, of California — a Democrat, and one of the wealthiest members of the Senate — asked Richard Durbin, of Illinois, "What's this amendment about?" "Breaking up the banks".

Shortly before the vote, Dianne Feinstein, of California a Democrat, and one of the wealthiest members of the Senate asked Richard Durbin, of Illinois, "What's this amendment about?" "Breaking up the banks".

I think it is a very good thing, and I am very pleased, that I can cooperate with Mr Donnelly to the extent that if my report on the review of the plenary is put on the agenda, we can perhaps take up this amendment about scrapping split voting again, because it is in fact an amendment about scrapping split voting, albeit in disguise.

"This amendment makes about as much sense as shutting down all exploration in the Gulf of Mexico and weakens our energy security," Mr. DeLay said.

"This amendment is not about offering a poison pill," said Representative Mick Mulvaney, a Republican from South Carolina and the amendment's author.

My colleague Evan Osnos has written about this amendment, which was designed for disabilities.

I have deep ties to the state of North Carolina, and when I first heard about this amendment, my heart sank.

"What's wrong with that?" Senator Mike DeWine, Republican of Ohio, added: "This amendment is not just about holding other nations accountable as proliferators.

Apart from this, I have further reservations about this amendment, because it gives outsiders only an imperfect picture.

This raises questions about who this amendment is targeting and why.

Make it a decision about whether this amendment is right or wrong".