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Republicans force lawmakers to vote, vote and vote
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| Contributor | RP |
| Last Edited | RP Jun 19, 2009 10:13am |
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| Category | Strategy |
| Author | JIM ABRAMS |
| Media | Website - Yahoo News |
| News Date | Friday, June 19, 2009 12:35:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Republicans angry over what they regarded as mistreatment by the majority Democrats retaliated by demanding roll call votes 52 times on one bill, a $64 billion spending bill for law enforcement and science programs next year.
They asked for votes on some two dozen amendments, even noncontroversial ones that passed unanimously. Then they asked for revotes. Then they demanded votes on whether they could vote for a third time. Once they ran out of amendments they came up with a couple more revisions to the bill they could vote on. |
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