http://washingtonindependent.com/52999/how-do-you-even-file-540-amendments-to-a-bill National News in Context Sun, 04 Mar 2012 13:30:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://washingtonindependent.com/52999/how-do-you-even-file-540-amendments-to-a-bill/comment-page-1#comment-55193 CrankyDem Wed, 29 Jul 2009 01:56:12 +0000 http://washingtonindependent.com/?p=52999#comment-55193 Jeff Flake was on C-spans Washington Journal this morning and explained how he decided to file that many amendments. There are 540 No-Bid Contracts in the Bill and in classic Flake form Congressman Flake thinks the Congress rants out its mouth on one side about no-bid contracts and then continues to slip them in when they think they can get away with it. Jeff Flake was on C-spans Washington Journal this morning and explained how he decided to file that many amendments. There are 540 No-Bid Contracts in the Bill and in classic Flake form Congressman Flake thinks the Congress rants out its mouth on one side about no-bid contracts and then continues to slip them in when they think they can get away with it.

]]> http://washingtonindependent.com/52999/how-do-you-even-file-540-amendments-to-a-bill/comment-page-1#comment-55172 Mandy Wed, 29 Jul 2009 01:29:01 +0000 http://washingtonindependent.com/?p=52999#comment-55172 They're almost all amendments to delete funds / attack earmarks. So not exactly "larding up." They're almost all amendments to delete funds / attack earmarks. So not exactly “larding up.”

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