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Roll call on TAA: http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2015/roll361.xml http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2015/roll361.xml Roll call on TPA: http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2015/rol
by randomname2 11y ago
Roll call on TAA: http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2015/roll361.xml http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2015/roll361.xml
Roll call on TPA: http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2015/roll362.xml http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2015/roll362.xml
The Democrats downvoted the TAA section, it will get a new vote next week and then it goes straight to the President (both have to pass at once).
- walterbell 11y agoThe earlier Senate vote also had two iterations - the first failed, with many headline articles. The second succeeded, with less hullabaloo. A repeat of the House TAA vote has been scheduled for next Tuesday. What could cause a change in votes between today and Tue?
- kabdib 11y ago"Campaign contributions"
- randomname2 11y agoThis reminds me of TARP. TARP lost 228-205 in a first vote. Then the stock market went down a bit and despite constituent phone calls being 300-1 against TARP, Congress added 448 pages (of mostly pork) to the bill and passed it anyway.
- walterbell 11y agoWe need a good book or ten on legislative game theory/tropes, which can be cited in newspaper coverage. Dear citizen, you are facing ___ because ___ years ago, bill ___ was drafted by lobbyists ___, legitimized by playbook moves ___ and approved by ___ votes. Opposing votes were reversed after playbook moves ___, also used in ___ preceding bills.