It would have meant open debate, further deliberations, further modifications. But Democrats refused to even begin that debate. Mr. President, I don't know what Democrats would change about the process this bill has gone through. It had a three hour markup in the banking committee that considered 40 amendments. 40amendments. That's what we used to call a regular order around here. It was reported out of the Banking Committee by a vote of 18 to 6 with five Democrats supporting the bill. (01:29–01:36)
CLAIM
Asserts that the bill had a three-hour markup in the banking committee with 40 amendments considered.
This is an excerpt from a raw transcript. The assertions have not been audited or verified. Tap the video to view the source footage and understand the context.
