Despite the fact that the Appropriations Committee reported 11 of the 12 bills out of the committee last year, not a single one was brought to the floor for consideration. We are trying to do not one, not two, not three, but four appropriations bills with an amendment process that enables senators from all parts of the country to have an opportunity to shape the bill. or in their view, perhaps improve the bill to their liking. And the senator from Maryland has decided that he's going to stand in the way of that because he can't get a guaranteed result, something that nobody around here is guaranteed. (02:29–02:50)
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Asserts that there is an effort to pass four appropriations bills with an amendment process.
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