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BumRushDaShow

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8. That's what they usually do

Reply to littlemissmartypants (Reply #6)

Tue Jul 7, 2026, 01:44 PM

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but you may have members on both sides wanting to thwart one to force the chambers to DO THEIR JOBS (especially the House where these bills have to originate) and stop sending members home when one or two loons start showboating.

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