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Bills facing Congress before fall elections

Friday, June 06, 2008

Legislation the Democratic-led Congress is expected to address before November elections.

Good prospects for passage of bills to:

_Override veto of $290 billion farm bill.

_Ban lead in toys.

_Boost college benefits in the GI bill.

Trouble on the horizon for bills to:

_Address rising gas prices, including a windfall profits tax on oil companies.

_Give health insurance to 10 million children.

_Change American policy in the Iraq war.

_Slow global warming by cutting emissions.

_Tighten rules on the government's domestic eavesdropping.

_Bring the nation's free-trade agreements virtually to a halt.

_Ban workplace discrimination against gays, lesbians and bisexuals.

_ Sources: House and Senate aides of both parties.

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