Uncertainty over the political viability of the public option has some House Democrats refusing to rule out the possibility of a final bill without the provision.

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They show that in March 2002, Abramoff recruited Ney to slip a Tigua casino provision into the final version of the Help America Vote Act.

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The Senate on Monday rejected, 35-62, an attempt by conservatives to amend the final package with an offset provision to cut federal programs across the board by one-half of 1 percent through 2021.

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Mike Lee, R-Utah, sought to amend the final package Monday with a provision to cut federal programs across the board by one-half of 1 percent through 2021 as a way to prevent the disaster aid from swelling the U.S. debt.

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The idea behind Lord Mackay's suggestion, he explained, was to impart that health service provision "is the final responsibility of the secretary of state... in ordinary language, 'The buck stops here'".

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Some now say they will not do so again, if such a provision is included in any final bill.

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But many public interest groups call the final version weak, because it omitted a provision in the Senate version that would have regulated "political intelligence, " the practice of gathering information from lawmakers and Hill aides that could be used to make investment decisions.

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Many banking analysts have said they expect the provision to be completely removed from the final bill or watered down significantly.

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George Bush is threatening to veto the final version of the bill if it retains this provision, according to the New York Times.

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MSPs passed the Welfare Reform (Further Provision) (Scotland) Bill after its final debate on 28 June 2012.

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Anything that falls outside the realm of these core objectives--and that presumably includes the push-out provision--can be worked out before a final bill gets to the president's desk, he says.

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This particular provision has angered public safety employees who can now retire with annual pensions equal to 90% of their final compensation.

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