11.   In practice, the amendment would have made little difference to Irish women seeking abortions.

12.   Insurance industry representatives said the Coburn amendment could make it harder for health plans to enforce guidelines for cost-effective, quality care.

13.   Independent insurance agents wanted the amendment to make banks follow the same state rules that independent agents do when they sell insurance.

14.   Most think the mother amendment will never make it, though.

15.   No constitutional amendment can make Americans more secure in their religious freedoms than the First Amendment in the Bill or Rights.

16.   Second, as a purely practical matter, such an amendment would make it more difficult than it is now for Congress to choose responsible budget options.

17.   State and federal attorneys have voiced concerns that a constitutional amendment could make it difficult for them to provide speedy trials and might interfere with plea-bargaining negotiations.

18.   Supporters said the amendment would have made the bill stronger and gone further to protect public health.

19.   That amendment made it possible for Gerald Ford and Nelson Rockefeller to become vice presidents.

20.   The amendment made technical corrections to a House-passed bill sponsored by Rep. Bob Stump, R-Ariz.