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December 26, 2003
Just Thinking
I think the biggest problem with domestic politics is the onference committee. Consider how often the House and Senate both explicitly vote for A in a bill and yet the final bill will not include A but will include B, C, D, etc that neither house voted for in the first place. Rep. Gary Ackerman (D - NY) had an amendment that would have banned cattle that couldn't walk or stand up from entering the food supply. Both houses voted for it, but it was stripped out by Republicans in Conference. When the Agricultural Department spending bill is up for a vote this January in the Senate, the likelihood of the amendment returning to the bill is next to nothing.
Posted by Chris at December 26, 2003 03:03 PM
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