Republicans Thwarted! Won't be giving Bush the Line-Item Veto any time soon

[ck4829]

The Senate, responding to voter frustration with corruption and special interest influence in Washington, on Thursday overwhelmingly approved far-reaching ethics and lobbying reform legislation.

Passage of the bill came a day after the measure appeared dead, the victim of a test of will between the two parties.

Republicans were angry they could not get a vote on a proposal giving the president, with congressional approval, more power to kill single spending items in larger bills. So GOP senators voted against a resolution needed to move the bill to final passage.

“What this maneuver shows is that the Republican leadership hasn’t learned the lessons of the 2006 election,” said Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16694327/

[hippiechick]

1. So McConnell's "recision amendment" to S1 didn't pass ?

:woohoo: I sure HOPE that's what you're sayin'!! :woohoo:

[illinoisprogressive]

2. yes. Give the idiot writers cramp with all his signing statements. hahaha

[Robbien]

3. I don't understand, what happened? How did this pass at 96 to 2?

and withOUT the line item?

I'm confused. Happy, but confused.