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To: jgrubbs
Democrats objected to provisions they said will allow the Bush administration to threaten the overtime pay of millions of workers;

Hope the GOP isn't counting on the votes of the people they just screwed out of overtime pay. BTW, this is how the extension of the assault weapons ban will get passed and signed into law this year.

4 posted on 01/22/2004 11:15:32 AM PST by Orangedog (An optimist is someone who tells you to 'cheer up' when things are going his way)
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To: Orangedog
Tom Delay and Roy Blunt have promised to let AW Ban "sunset." We'll know for sure, come September...
6 posted on 01/22/2004 11:20:40 AM PST by donozark
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To: Orangedog
Do you even understand the overtime bill?
Read the Live Thread on the Senate from today if you don't.
35 posted on 01/22/2004 11:56:37 AM PST by mabelkitty
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To: Orangedog
Hope the GOP isn't counting on the votes of the people they just screwed out of overtime pay.

IIRC, I think they get the option of comp time or overtime. Before they had no option.

86 posted on 01/22/2004 12:56:36 PM PST by MindyW
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To: Orangedog
Hope the GOP isn't counting on the votes of the people they just screwed out of overtime pay.

Since when do government unions vote Republican anyway?

108 posted on 01/22/2004 8:19:45 PM PST by m1-lightning (Weapons of deterrence do not deter terrorists; people of deterrence do.)
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