[rvoitier]

I'm not sure if the amendment is Specter's, which is your point, but it is in there. Here is the last paragraph of today's Washington Times article.

Immediately before the final vote yesterday, conservatives suffered what they viewed as one final insult. Buried in a 125-page last-minute amendment was a requirement that local, state and federal officials in the U.S. consult with their Mexican counterparts before they can start building the fence.

[firewalk]

Immediately before the final vote yesterday, conservatives suffered what they viewed as one final insult.

imo should say:
Immediately before the final vote yesterday, conservatives Americans suffered what they viewed as one final insult.