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“Blue slipping” is what the House does when the Senate usurps its power of the purse. To put it simply, such a bill is dead. The House won’t even consider it.


17 posted on 12/01/2010 9:23:18 AM PST by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
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“Blue slipping” is what the House does when the Senate usurps its power of the purse. To put it simply, such a bill is dead. The House won’t even consider it.

Correct, but will the House do it?

18 posted on 12/01/2010 9:29:22 AM PST by frogjerk (I believe in unicorns, fairies and pro-life Democrats.)
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