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Originally Posted by Linkster
When it actually makes it out of committee - which my personal opinion says will never happen - and comes to one of the houses floors for debate will be when most "special interest" groups start lobbying and fighting - right now there are maybe 12 congressmen that even care one way or the other about this - and some of us are already writing to them
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The carriers won a 269-152 vote in the House of Representatives, and an 11-11 vote in the Senate Commerce Committee which would have put a ban on new fees.
I think it is closer than many of us think. The carriers are putting a ton of pressure on congress and coming out with massive campaigns to try and persuade the public.