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Senate Moves forward on financial bill

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The Senate is expected to begin formal debate on the financial reform bill tomorrow, following word tonight of a potential compromise between Democratic and Republican lawmakers. The news comes after three days of failed attempts by Democratic leaders to land the 60 votes needed to close debate and move forward to a final vote. Sen. Maj. Leader Harry Reid spoke from the Senate floor tonight and said, "It's time to move this debate from the sidelines to the playing field.

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I've been wondering when this would happen. I always said that if I were Harry Reid I'd call the vote three times a day and four on Sunday. I'd make the Republicans go on record over and over again opposing the reform bill.
This is a pretty good bill, though I do worry a bit about it's impact on my insurance company, USAA. That said, we can't deal with another meltdown like the last one.