[a fool in paradise]

Getting something out of committee isn’t necessarily support.

Recall when the Republicans made the Democrats vote down their own bill to reinstate the draft while Bush was President.

[Drill Thrawl]

"Getting something out of committee isn’t necessarily support."

If the female dog did not vote it out of committee it wouldn't have happened. Why would you vote something out of committee if you don't support and know it still might pass. That is the difference.