DeMint Threatens to Hold Up Housing Bill

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July 23, 2008, 12:40 p.m.

Sen. Jim DeMint (R-S.C.) wants one last change to a government bailout of mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac or he said he will delay passage of the bill until Saturday.

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July 1, 11:28 a.m.

Who could blame hundreds of Members of Congress for joining with a colleague and breast cancer survivor, Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.), in co-sponsoring legislation aimed at promoting breast cancer education? The problem, according to leading breast cancer scientists and advocacy groups, is the bill would do more harm than good. Read Full Article