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Originally Posted by _Sky
I'm thinking it's out of respect to Ted Kennedy and his efforts on this, and his terminal illness. They probably wanted to pass something before he passes?
"The House passed the language as a stand-alone bill, while the Senate included it in another measure. So they’ll have to come to a joint agreement about what form the measure will take to be sent off to the White House for the president’s signature." WSJ
With the current economic crisis, it will be interesting to see what all they try to cram onto any bill presented.
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I'm so darned cynical at this point, shame on me.
It's interesting to me that my own Rep. voted for this, finally, for the first time ever. I've been hounding him with emails, phone calls, personal visits, etc. for years, and he's not budged on it til now.
Since Congress will be in recess soon and with the economic crisis still without an agreed upon plan, I have to wonder if perhaps this finally passed at a time when there just is not enough time for a conference committee to develop a joint bill for Pres. Bush to sign before they head out. If true, and I realize it's me being really cynical and pessimistic, then that would suggest that the "Aye" votes might help those who are in tight election races even if the bill never comes to be law this session.
I sure hope I'm way way off base here.
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