House Blocks Vote Over Ot Rules; Vote Would Have Had No Effect Other Than Forcing Members to Take a Stand On the Pocketbook Issue in an Election Year
Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque) › May 13, 2004
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WASHINGTON (AP) - House Republicans rebuffed a Democratic attempt Wednesday to force an election-year vote on the Bush administration's new overtime pay rules.
The vote, 222-205, blocked a move by Democratic Rep. George Miller, of California, to force the House to take sides on the controversial issue. Miller sought a vote on a provision to require the new regulations to retain eligibility for all workers who currently qualify for overtime pay.See the full content of this document
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House Blocks Vote Over Ot Rules; Vote Would Have Had No Effect Other Than Forcing Members to Take a Stand On the Pocketbook Issue in an Election Year
"They have shut down debate and denied a vote in Congress so that the Bush administration can...
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