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In reply to the discussion: Bipartisan House Gives In To Wall Street, Passes Dodd-Frank Rollback Drafted By Citigroup Lobbyists [View all]littlewolf
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Bipartisan House Gives In To Wall Street, Passes Dodd-Frank Rollback Drafted By Citigroup Lobbyists [View all]
Purveyor
Nov 2013
OP
"Bipartisan House"? - 99% of repubs voted for it; 2/3 of Democrats voted against.
pampango
Nov 2013
#17
"Bipartisan" = not a straight party-line vote, but having significant support from each party
Jim Lane
Nov 2013
#27
To me it means a majority of both parties. In this case, Democrats voted to defeat the bill although
pampango
Nov 2013
#36
When Hoyer, Clyburn, and DWS vote YES and Pelosi and Israel do not vote at all, this poses questions
Mass
Nov 2013
#32
In this case Wall Street did not "need" any Democratic votes. 222 repubs were more than enough.
pampango
Nov 2013
#40
As many "Dems" as are needed to ensure the desired corporate outcome
woo me with science
Nov 2013
#49
The Oligarchs, Billionaires And Millionaires Own And Control The Politicians That Own And Control Us
cantbeserious
Nov 2013
#13
Anyone know if this will pass the Senate - and if it does, will they have a veto proof majority?
Drunken Irishman
Nov 2013
#16
Thanks to the best efforts of corporate lobbyists working on the behalf of shareholders everywhere.
raouldukelives
Nov 2013
#37