Seems politically stupid to me to sneak this in just before the election. There are a couple dozen million players who are also voters in this Country, and by using this backdoor means to get it passed now rather than wait for the lame-duck session it lets the Democrats hang it securely around Republican's necks.
With as many races looking to be as close as these are expected to be this will likely alienate a lot more voters than it pleases, voters the Republicans can't afford to give away.
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