The hour is managed by the majority party member of the Rules Committee calling up the rule, not the committee that reported the underlying bill.

By then, Clinton had a more definitive answer: "I support the underlying bill."

That would have been enough to pass the underlying bill if they all reaffirmed their vote for the legislation.

Voting "aye" strongly suggested support for the underlying bill but did not guarantee it.

I rise today in opposition to the rule and the underlying bill.

One, like the underlying bill, would have banned soft-money donations.

Two years ago, the Senate approved a similar amendment, but it was dropped from the underlying bill in a conference with the House.

The underlying bill passed by a 316-to-110 vote.

With both pieces stuck together, Ninger could easily trace the details of the underlying bill.

A disagreement with the underlying bill does not authorize one to ignore the law.