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<title>S. 1294, The Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2010 - Cost per Average Family: $34.60</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/111_SN_1294.html</link>
<description> S. 1294 would make appropriations for the legislative branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200518472.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200518472.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>P.L. 111-68, The Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2010 - Cost per Average Family: $1784.77</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/111_PL_111-68.html</link>
<description> H.R. 2918 would make appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200518404.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200518404.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 2646, The Government Accountability Office Improvement Act of 2009 - Cost per Average Family: $0.00</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/111_HR_2646.html</link>
<description> H.R. 2646 would amend title 31, United States Code, to enhance the oversight authorities of the Comptroller General....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200517904.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200517904.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 626, The Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act of 2009 - Cost per Average Family: $8.47</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/111_HR_626.html</link>
<description> H.R. 626 would provide that 4 of the 12 weeks of parental leave made available to a Federal employee shall be paid leave....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200514283.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200514283.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2009 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>S. 414, The Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure Act of 2009 - Cost per Average Family: $9.45</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/111_SN_414.html</link>
<description> S. 414 would amend the Consumer Credit Protection Act, to ban abusive credit practices, enhance consumer disclosures, protect underage consumers....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200514901.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200514901.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2009 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 1274, The Working Families Flexibility Act</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/111_HR_1274.html</link>
<description> H.R. 1274 would permit employees to request, and to ensure employers consider requests for, flexible work terms and conditions....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200515377.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200515377.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>S. 474, The Congressional Whistleblower Protection Act of 2009</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/111_SN_474.html</link>
<description> S. 474 would amend the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 to apply whistleblower protections available to certain executive branch employees to legislative branch employees....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200515233.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200515233.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>P.L. 111-8, The Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009 - Cost per Average Family: $4278.58</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/111_PL_111-8.html</link>
<description> H.R. 1105 would make omnibus appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200515093.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200515093.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>P.L. 111-5, The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 - Cost per Average Family: $3424.11</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/111_PL_111-5.html</link>
<description> H.R. 1 would make supplemental appropriations for job preservation and creation, infrastructure investment, energy efficiency and science, assistance to the unemployed, and State and local fiscal stabilization, for fiscal year ending September 30, 2009....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200513596.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200513596.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 861, The Strategic Targeted American Recovery and Transition Act</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/111_HR_861.html</link>
<description> H.R. 861 would make supplemental appropriations for job creation, school repair and modernization, and tax reduction for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other stimulative purposes....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200514655.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200514655.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Wed, 04 Feb 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>S. 354, The Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act of 2009</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/111_SN_354.html</link>
<description> S. 354 would provide that 4 of the 12 weeks of parental leave made available to a Federal employee shall be paid leave....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200514543.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200514543.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>S. 336, The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/111_SN_336.html</link>
<description> S. 336 would make supplemental appropriations for job preservation and creation, infrastructure investment, energy efficiency and science, assistance to the unemployed, and State and local fiscal stabilization, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200514447.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200514447.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 679, The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/111_HR_679.html</link>
<description> H.R. 679 would make supplemental appropriations for job preservation and creation, infrastructure investment, energy efficiency and science, assistance to the unemployed, and State and local fiscal stabilization, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200514360.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200514360.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jan 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 67, The No FEAR Act of 2009</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/111_HR_67.html</link>
<description> H.R. 67 would amend and to strengthen accountability features introduced by the Notification and Federal Employee Antidiscrimination and Retaliation Act of 2002....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200513282.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200513282.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>P.L. 110-323, The Government Accountability Office Act of 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $0.11</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_PL_110-323.html</link>
<description> H.R. 5683 would make certain reforms with respect to the Government Accountability Office....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200510418.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200510418.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 6388, The Government Accountability Office Improvement Act of 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $0.00</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_6388.html</link>
<description> H.R. 6388 would provide additional authorities to the Comptroller General of the United States....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200511639.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200511639.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>S. 3252, The Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure Act of 2008</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_3252.html</link>
<description> S. 3252 would amend the Consumer Credit Protection Act, to ban abusive credit practices, enhance consumer disclosures, and protect underage consumers....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200511794.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200511794.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>S. 3140, The Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act of 2008</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_3140.html</link>
<description> S. 3140 would provide that 4 of the 21 weeks of parental leave made available to a Federal employee shall be paid leave....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200511449.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200511449.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 5781, The Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act of 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $7.77</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_5781.html</link>
<description> H.R. 5781 would provide that 8 of the 12 weeks of parental leave made available to a Federal employee shall be paid leave....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200510581.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200510581.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Mon, 05 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 5718, The Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act of 2008</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_5718.html</link>
<description> H.R. 5718 would provide that 8 of the 12 weeks of parental leave made available to a Federal employee shall be paid leave....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200510489.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200510489.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Tue, 08 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>S. 2564, The Government Accountability Office Act of 2008</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_2564.html</link>
<description> S. 2564 would make certain reforms with respect to the Government Accountability Office....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200509672.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200509672.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jan 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>P.L. 110-161, The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $9824.96</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_PL_110-161.html</link>
<description> Making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200506107.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200506107.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Tue, 18 Dec 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 4301, The Working Families Flexibility Act</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_4301.html</link>
<description> H.R. 4301 would permit employees to request, and to ensure employers consider requests for, flexible work terms and conditions....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200508568.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200508568.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Thu, 06 Dec 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>S. 2419, The Working Families Flexibility Act</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_2419.html</link>
<description> S. 2419 would permit employees to request, and to ensure employers consider requests for, flexible work terms and conditions....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200508608.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200508608.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Thu, 06 Dec 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 3268, The Government Accountability Office Act of 2007</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_3268.html</link>
<description> H.R. 3268 would make certain reforms with respect to the Government Accountability Office....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200506906.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200506906.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jul 2007 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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