Just because the House leadership forged ahead in crafting a bill before the Senate did does not mean it is a good bill or that it will get through.

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In some cases a utility bill or an easily forged document was enough to do the trick.

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The bipartisan support for skilled immigration reform needs to be forged into a consensus on a demonstrably bipartisan bill.

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My sense, however, is that Bill Polian must know one thing about whatever new agreement is forged: that there will continue to be a Franchise player designation.

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For example, even in the midst of gridlock in 2012, Democrat Barbara Boxer of California and Republican Jim Inhofe of Oklahoma reached agreement on a major transportation bill, and Democrat Tom Harkin of Iowa and Republican Mike Enzi of Wyoming forged compromises to produce a far-reaching food safety legislation.

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