1. Back in the Senate, Sen. J. James Exon, D-Neb, tried to attach a similar amendment to an unrelated Republican measure. 2. A similar amendment is expected to be offered in the House next week by Rep. Nita Lowey, D-N.Y. 3. A similar amendment was blocked earlier this year, mainly by Rep. Benjamin Gilman, chairman of the House International Relations Committee. 4. But Republican leaders are still unsure about whether to introduce a similar amendment in the Senate because they fear it could kill the entire measure. 5. Feinstein and Kyl introduced a similar amendment last year, but it never came to a vote. 6. Georgia has only one representative on the House Appropriations Committee, where a similar amendment is being prepared. 7. In the House, Democratic leader Richard Gephardt pledged to seek a floor vote for a similar amendment. 8. Just three weeks ago, Republicans in the Ways and Means Committee killed an amendment similar to the license-revocation plan. 9. Kasich offered a similar amendment earlier this year on related legislation authorizing military programs. 10. Most observers consider the issue dead, although there may be an attempt to pass a similar amendment in the Senate this summer. |
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