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GOP to push 72-hour cooling off period before Senate votes By: Susan Ferrechio Chief Congressional Correspondent 10/07/09 6:36 AM EDT Sen. Jim Bunning, R-Ky., on Wednesday will introduce a resolution that would institute a 72 hour waiting period before the Senate can vote on a bill. This is ...
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Senate committee: Hey, we found more taxes in Obamacare
Hot Air » Top Picks — ... Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) scoffed at a proposal from Jim Bunning (R-KY) that would require a 72-hour period before the Senate could vote on a bill presented to the floor in order to give Senators — and their constituents — a chance to read the legislation.  Durbin told the Washington Examiner that he supports reading bills before votes, but that he suspected the rule was nothing more than an eeeeeeeeevil Republican conspiracy to … do what?  Promote literacy?  Let Durbin explain: Democratic leaders are even less eager embrace a Senate-wide rule change. Senate Majority Whip ...

Senate committee: Hey, we found more taxes in Obamacare
True North - Pointing Minnesota in the Right Direction — ... Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) scoffed at a proposal from Jim Bunning (R-KY) that would require a 72-hour period before the Senate could vote on a bill presented to the floor in order to give Senators — and their constituents — a chance to read the legislation.  Durbin told the Washington Examiner that he supports reading bills before votes, but that he suspected the rule was nothing more than an eeeeeeeeevil Republican conspiracy to … do what?  Promote literacy?  Let Durbin explain:

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