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hoghouse amendment

hoghouse amendment
 attrib.— «A “hoghouse amendment” in 1976 that turned another unrelated bill into an income tax bill.» —“Beddow Turns Sights on GOP Candidates” in Sioux Falls, South Dakota Associated Press Feb. 23, 1994. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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