Certain veto bait, but we get to make him veto it. $7.25 in three increments is a slam dunk in the house, 315 to 116. Democrats unanimously vote Aye.
Tom Latham, with one eye on Dr. Spencer in the rear view mirrow, is a yes. We wouldn't have seen THAT last year. But some things never change, you can always count on Steve King to do the wrong thing.
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