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		Chathamization on Oct 25, 2017 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: U.S. Consumer Bureau Loses Fight to Allow More Cla... > So surely you're just as angry about the Democrats deregulating the telecoms in 1996 and allowing companies to own entire vertical chains. Looks like that was a bi-partisan effort, but with more Democrats opposing it than Republicans. Senators who voted for the act: 51 Republicans, 30 Democrats. Senators opposed: 2 Republicans, 16 Democrats (one Republican senator didn't vote).[1] House members who voted for the act: 236 Republicans, 178 Democrats. House members opposed: 0 Republicans, 15 Democrats (four Democratic house members didn't vote).[2] [1] https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/104-1995/s268 [2] https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/104-1996/h25

katastic on Oct 25, 2017 [–]

178 House democrats vote for it and you're acting like they opposed it? While Bill Clinton signed it into law?

katastic on Oct 27, 2017 | [–]

HK: When logic and facts fail and you completely lose an argument, use the downvote button.

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