"House Republicans, however, said that negotiators in a conference last year promised that the provisions would be included in some "must-pass" legislation, like the supplemental military spending bill. In negotiations with the Senate, House Republicans added, they were determined to keep the provisions in the final version of the bill."
Ah, yes, and therein lies the rub---you know there was another thread on FR today that illustrates why this is happening---
I can't remember verbatim the title, but it is about how the "operative word" in dem politics is "NO"--even James Carville in the article posted said that-much to his chagrin, because even though he is an intolerable lib, and unlikeble, he is smart, and even he knows that having "NO" be your "plan of attack" isn't gonna cut it in the long run.
I mean all you have to do is point to Daschle, if you can find him, to know how stalling, slow-walking legislation and mostly obstructionism, will eventually cost you your job. I thought, being the minority whip under Daschle, Reid would have figured out what did ole Tom in, but I guess not---