So he invoked a parliamentary maneuver to block Democrats from offering amendments.
And he left open the possibility of using parliamentary maneuvers, like a filibuster, to block a final vote.
Three years ago a similar parliamentary maneuver failed to push the testing measure through, even though it won 377 votes.
Supporters would probably attempt to use parliamentary maneuvers to force action on the House floor.
Instead, Democrats will have to bring up their proposal under a parliamentary maneuver in which debate is limited to one hour.
At the heart of his strategy is an unusual parliamentary maneuver.
Now he is trying to undo that vote through parliamentary maneuvers.
Short of that, there are other parliamentary maneuvers available to the leaders that require only a simple majority.
But a parliamentary maneuver will make another vote easy to get.
Some lawmakers who support this idea said it could be quickly accomplished through a parliamentary maneuver that would bypass the Governor.