71.   I will be offering an amendment that is similar to a bill I introduced while I served in the California state senate.

72.   In an added fillip, Arizona Republican John McCain may offer an amendment for a smaller cut in the top rate and a larger one for the bottom rate.

73.   In both houses of Congress, Democrats have delayed a final vote by offering numerous amendments, but the bill is considered almost certain to pass eventually.

74.   In addition, however, Senator Edward M. Kennedy is threatening to offer an amendment that would restrict gun purchases at gun shows.

75.   In return for allowing the vote, Republicans demanded they be allowed to offer an amendment Wednesday.

76.   In the Senate, they forced Republicans into difficult votes by offering amendments, all rejected, to scale back spending reductions in Medicare and other popular programs.

77.   Inglis then suggested that he and Frank offer an amendment to increase the penalty, but Frank declined.

78.   In the House, moderates were told bluntly by Republican leaders not to offer amendments that might make legislation easier to pass.

79.   Instead, McCain said he and Feingold would offer an amendment that would establish a voluntary system of TV discounts.

80.   Kennedy was prepared to offer the amendment to a bill that provides for redevelopment of the Presidio Army base in San Francisco.