This seems to be an issue on which bipartisan agreement would be simple.

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Is this the reason that it is being offered as an executive agreement, which requires a simple majority vote of both houses of Congress?

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Easy to communicate with, including providing you with a clear fee schedule, an accessible single point of contact, a reliable, simple method of transmitting files electronically, and a plain English agreement that explains all terms clearly, including how and when you will be paid.

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If he had, he would have presumably studded his conversations with rude jokes about Kenneth Starr and how simple it had been to hoodwink the independent counsel's office on a plea-bargain agreement.

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The procedural agreement meant that amendments by both parties required 60 votes to advance, rather than a simple majority.

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