Wary Gop Squashes Social Security Proposal ; Bush Urges House Action After Break
The Columbian › March 17, 2005
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WASHINGTON -- Democrats forced the House's first vote of the year on Social Security on Wednesday, but wary Republicans declined to take a stand on the personal accounts at the core of President Bush's plan for revamping the Depression-era program.
The 230-202 procedural vote came as Bush told reporters he does not intend to submit formal legislation on the subject. Instead, he encouraged lawmakers "to come back and sit down and start sharing ideas about how to move the process forward" following a two-week Easter recess.See the full content of this document
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Wary Gop Squashes Social Security Proposal ; Bush Urges House Action After Break
"First bill on the Hill always is 'dead on arrival,'" said Bush, who has sought to coax Democrats to the b...
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