[USMA:36416] RE: FMI Show 2006

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Let's hope they pass a lobbyist influence bill soon. It is not really fair that one influential group gets to hold back progress for the rest of us. On 2006 Mar 18, at 12:16, Carleton MacDonald wrote: And, as the highway bill a few years ago proved, all it takes is one member of Congress to slip one little paragraph or one little word change into a bill, buried deep, to bring metrication to a screeching halt.   cm   From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Mike Millet Sent: Friday, March 17, 2006 13:55 To: U.S. Metric Association Subject: [USMA:36280] RE: FMI Show 2006   They may be way off base but they hold so much power in Washington it makes me wonder if we'll ever get this law passed :). Mike -- Scott Hudnall San Francisco, CA USA [EMAIL PROTECTED]