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This is a fall in line bill. In my office on Capitol Hill that was our name for legislation that leadership has agreed to, is all ready to go, and there's littl
by Overtonwindow 9y ago
This is a fall in line bill. In my office on Capitol Hill that was our name for legislation that leadership has agreed to, is all ready to go, and there's little to argue that will go anywhere so...just fall in line. Interesting footnote to history: The Republican leadership, from 94 - 06, steamrolled over everyone with legislation. When the Democrats took over from 2006 - 2010, they turned the tides and began ramming bills through without giving much, if any, time to read and analyze. A Republican pledge after they won big in 2010 was to mandate posting of a bill to the web three days prior to debate on the Floor, and other "time to read" ideas. I guess we've come full circle to Republicans preventing Democrats from reading. I'm afraid to see what the Democrats do when they eventually take over; the cycle of things.