41.   Don Nickles, Republican of Oklahoma, offered two amendments relating to abortion.

42.   Feinstein said she and other senators opposing the requirement will offer more amendments next week.

43.   Feinstein said the amendment will be offered when the full school package is introduced later this week or sometime next week.

44.   For example, he said, GOP leaders may offer amendments that would make the House bill substantially different from the bill passed by the Senate.

45.   For example, majority members are recognized first during floor debate, allowing them to offer amendments first and thus waylay opposition measures.

46.   For instance, Rep. Tom Tancredo, R-Colo., offered an amendment that would have limited spending for beach restoration.

47.   For Kennedy, the decision to offer his amendment came after a great deal of strategic agonizing.

48.   Gallegly said he plans to offer an amendment that would bar public school access to illegal immigrants when the legislation reaches the House floor.

49.   Forbes told Roll Call that he filed the motion because he was prevented from offering an amendment that was germane to the defense bill.

50.   Gramm said he also will offer an amendment that would deny benefits to non-citizen immigrants.