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The reason for this is that most legislation wouldn't pass without the amendments; the amendments contain 'pork' and special interest legislation that encourage
by nickff 5y ago
The reason for this is that most legislation wouldn't pass without the amendments; the amendments contain 'pork' and special interest legislation that encourages legislators who are on the fence or even mildly opposed, to vote for the bill. Some of the most well-documented examples of this are the amendments to the ACA (Obamacare), which include the infamous 'corn-husker kickback'.
- hallway_monitor 5y agoYes everyone knows about that carve out in the ACA. But does everyone know it was removed, allegedly at Nebraska senator Nelson's request, before the legislation went into effect?
- nickff 5y agoThat one was removed, but a number of others remained: https://www.politico.com/story/2009/12/payoffs-for-states-get-reid-to-60-030815 https://www.politico.com/story/2009/12/payoffs-for-states-ge...
- Djrhfbfnsks 5y agoI don't think it's a bad thing that most current legislation wouldn't pass as-is. If it's not popular enough to reach the required threshold on its own, then it shouldn't become law.