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Friday, April 16, 2010

40 GOP senators sign Mitch McConnell's letter opposing the Democratic Wall St. bill

Susan Collins is lone GOP holdout

Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) remained the lone GOP holdout Thursday night in a push by Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell to line up all 41 Republican senators behind a letter opposing the Democratic Wall Street reform bill.

The resistance from Collins slowed efforts by the Republican leadership to throw up a united front that would thwart a plan by Democrats to bring the financial regulatory bill to the floor as early as next week. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) needs support from at least one Republican to open debate on the bill.




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