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Author Question: Did ANYONE in Congress read this 1100 page spending bill before they voted for it? (Read 2661 times)

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Reply #10 on: Jul 16, 2013
If congress read all the bills that come before them, they would never get anything done.  That is the reason why you find out a week later what is really in a bill.  Does anyone remember the Patriot Act?  No one read that yet it passed quicker then the latest spending bill.


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