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Fri Jul-29-11 12:02 AM
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| 42. It may be because spending measures have to originate in the House |
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Article I, Section 7: "All bills for raising Revenue shall originate in the House of Representatives; but the Senate may propose or concur with Amendments as on other Bills."
This would mean that if Boehner manages to pass his bill, the Senate could amend the hell out of it before sending it back. But the Senate can't initiate the process, and the Democrats aren't about to give Boehner any cover of "bipartisanship" by helping his bill pass in the House in its current form.
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