A draft of the roughly $80 billion bill, obtained by POLITICO, has a wide range of tax credits and job creation ideas, but it also includes provisions unrelated to jobs, including a reauthorization of the Patriot Act, infusion of new money to the Highway Trust Fund and extension of the so-called “doc fix.”
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said drafting of the bill had been completed Tuesday afternoon, and he threatened to keep the Senate in session into the weekend to get it done, even as the rest of Washington shut down for the second round of punishing blizzards.
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Beefcake
July 28, 2010 at 3:28 am
because congress isnt honest enough to pass it alone.
Dan
July 28, 2010 at 3:43 am
That was a Bush plan, Why is He continuing it. It was a communist, big brother plan when Bush had it. It is not supposed to be done.
If You are in court, use Jury Nullification when the patriot act is involved.
Foxhole
July 28, 2010 at 4:26 am
Shhhh! Most libs don’t even realize that Obama supports the Patriot Act
Socrates
July 28, 2010 at 4:30 am
Because Obama was installed by very the same folks who installed Bush.
Too easy. Next question please!