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Re:$700bn Bailout is shot down by House of Rep Vote (205-228... by hooande on Tuesday September 30, 2008 @12:40AM (#319291)
This is a Substitute Bill. All of the language of the uniformed services, volunteer firefighters etc was replaced completely with the economic bailout language. It's done commonly in the house to expedite legislation because they still have to follow complex rules of parliamentary procedure.
Re:$700bn Bailout is shot down by House of Rep Vote (205-228... by netcan on Tuesday September 30, 2008 @03:51AM (#319404)
sounds broken