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bluestateguy

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2. A Pass

Reply to Newsjock (Original post)

Tue Jun 19, 2012, 11:23 PM

Jun 2012

Back in the good old days of iron handed permanent Democratic rule of the House, Sam Rayburn used to allow his freshman a little more leeway to buck the party if they had to. But after they got past their first reelection, he would expect compliance.

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figures.n/t hrmjustin Jun 2012 #1

A Pass bluestateguy Jun 2012 #2

Nothing the GOP House passes will go anywhere, it'll die in the Senate n/t Tx4obama Jun 2012 #3