I don’t know this bill specifically, but bills have a lot of weird unrelated shit tacked onto them. Sometimes that stuff is state-specific stuff. There have been lots of cases where senators have opposed a bill but changed their tune after something specifically for their state was added. They can then brag about these wins during primaries.
What does someone in Maine get out of this? Maybe Collins is getting shit for it but the average person is getting fucked.
I don’t know this bill specifically, but bills have a lot of weird unrelated shit tacked onto them. Sometimes that stuff is state-specific stuff. There have been lots of cases where senators have opposed a bill but changed their tune after something specifically for their state was added. They can then brag about these wins during primaries.
Well, if you’re a fascist…
I don’t know, but Asheville NC got the Blue Ridge Parkway because their representative was the last vote needed for Social Security.