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Somebody in Congress really fouled up the farm bill Wednesday.
Just hours after the U.S. House of Representatives voted to override the veto of the farm bill by President Bush, lawmakers were scrambling to fix a clerical error that could derail any hopes of seeing the bill become law this week.
The Associated Press is reporting that 34 pages of the farm bill were inadvertently omitted from the copy that was sent to President Bush. The delays stemming from the fiasco may cause Congress to further extend the 2002 farm bill, which expires on Friday.
From the AP story:
Action stalled, however, after the discovery that Congress had omitted a 34-page section of the bill when lawmakers sent the massive measure to the White House. That means Bush vetoed a different bill from the one Congress passed, leaving leaders scrambling to figure out whether it could become law.
Democrats hoped to pass the entire bill, again, on Thursday under expedited rules usually reserved for unopposed legislation. Lawmakers also probably will have to pass an extension of current farm law, which expires Friday.
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