11.   But on Tuesday night the Republicans defeated a Democratic amendment that simply reiterated the words of the Fourth Amendment to the Constitution.

12.   But only minutes later, the original Democratic amendment, modified slightly and reintroduced, supplanted it.

13.   But the committee rejected a Democratic amendment that would have made it easier for many patients to sue HMOs and other health plans under state law.

14.   Carnahan was quick to attack Ashcroft on Wednesday after Ashcroft opposed a Democratic amendment requiring mandatory background checks at gun shows that was part of a youth violence bill.

15.   Cleland said that, because of subtle revisions to the original Democratic amendment, he had almost firmly decided to switch his vote on Wednesday.

16.   Democratic support for the bill eroded Tuesday as the Senate rejected several Democratic amendments, generally on party lines.

17.   Dole said the Republican and Democratic amendments were combined to ensure that both sets of proposals won enough support to pass.

18.   Fewer Democrats will make the Republican party more resistant to allowing Democratic amendments to be heard and help them fend off motions to send bills back to committee.

19.   For the last four days, House Republicans have crushed Democratic objections to the bill and voted down Democratic amendments intended to liberalize the legislation.

20.   He also said Republicans have the votes to kill any Democratic amendments that might come up.