About the bill originating in the wrong house of congress, I'm not sure that's true.
See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patient...are_Act#Senate
As long as bills are allowed to be hijacked and completely repurposed, the letter of the law appears to have been followed.
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Last edited by tyme; July 9, 2012 at 12:28 PM.
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