Dems hire speed reader for climate change bill (CNN) {to thwart Repugs}

[eppur_se_muova]

WASHINGTON (CNN) – As Congress prepares for a weeklong recess next week, Democrats on the House Energy and Commerce Committee have armed themselves with a special weapon to deal with a possible Republican effort to delay getting a major piece of legislation out of committee by Memorial Day.

Democrats on the committee have hired a speed reader to read the more than 900-page climate change bill if necessary.

A request to have the entire bill read aloud is a prerogative Republicans have a right to invoke which could be used to frustrate Committee Chairman Henry Waxman's deadline of Memorial Day to get the committee's work on the bill done.

Even with the use of the speed reader, reading the entire bill could take the equivalent of more than a full work day of time.
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http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2009/05/20/dems-hire-speed-reader-for-climate-change-bill/




Can't you just smell the bipartisanship? :eyes:

[BadgerKid]

1. Is John Moschitta Jr. busy? n/t

[w4rma]

2. Essentially the Repukes want to waste time. Good idea to hire the speed reader. :) (nt)

[KansDem]

3. LOL!!! Can you imagine?

This will make this session of Congress sound like an auction!

Reminds me of this classic:
FedEx commercial with John Moschitta

[moondust]

4. If Harry Reid doesn't get the message then it's hopeless.

He needs to DEMAND that the Lockstep Obstructionists (GOPoop) remain on the Senate floor continuously for every last fucking minute they choose to filibuster anything. Enough of this procedural abuse!

[LiberalFighter]

5. Hire two more speed readers and have all three read at the same time.

[ColbertWatcher]

6. LOL! Too funny! n/t