On Wed, Sep 17, 2008 at 10:26 AM, Robert Munn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Wed, Sep 17, 2008 at 10:21 AM, Maureen wrote: >> McCain's attempt to reform Fannie and Freddie? McCain has always been >> anti-regulation and had nothing to do with the 2005 or 2003 Senate >> bills. > > McCain was a co-sponsor of the 2005 bill: > > http://www.govtrack.us/congress/record.xpd?id=109-s20060525-16&bill=s109-190 > >> The Republicans had a majority on the Banking Committee and in the >> Senate. If they had really wanted reform, nothing the Dems did could >> have stopped it. > > Filibuster. No legislation without 60 votes. Done deal. > >
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