How Many Senators Would Have Voted Otherwise?

[George Rice]

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While everyone is making a big deal about how the issue was brought to a vote, I think it is important to know what the vote would have been if the internet bill stood alone. My impression is that it would still have passed easily. Am I right? If so that is important to know.

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It may have passed, but probably not this year. It would have to be referred to the banking committee and possibly others for hearings and so forth. And they would go through this every year it's brought up. It's possible to never come to a vote if the committee doesn't act on it. (I don't know if this already happened, but I haven't heard about it).

Then there's the issue of amendments, etc, which never had the opportunity to be offered.