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ehrnst

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6. In light of recent events, this could be bipartisan - because more than 1/2 of
Wed Sep 13, 2017, 04:29 PM
Sep 2017

Americans were affected.

And it's not like this legislation would claim to turn a battleship as large as 17% of the GDP in under 20 years without major disruptions to something as basic as delivery of healthcare.

It's just strengthening and expanding existing consumer protections on credit reporting, which is the function of the FCRA.

I know that Maxine is "unlikeable" to many in the GOP - perhaps even more so than Nancy Pelosi (which apparently is something that is currently presumed to be a new metric of whether a Democratic female is fit to lead) but perhaps if some other reps that are less odious to the left would give it some publicity, I think this could be a real victory for Dems. Even those that soil themselves with the corruption of working in teams across the aisle.

And it's not like it's the Senate...

Is that clearer?

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