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From: The Washington Times | April 27, 2010
Unified Senate Republicans picked up Democratic support Monday and blocked temporarily President Obama's push on the most sweeping financial overhaul since the Great Depression, buying time to try to craft a bipartisan bill aimed at making Wall Street more accountable for its actions. But Democrats characterized the failure to get the 60 votes needed to begin debate as minor and vowed to press forward with the measure on behalf of Main Street voters. "My [no] vote tonight was to send a signal that this legislation should be written to achieve broad-based, bipartisan support," said Sen. Charles E. Grassley, Iowa Republican. ...
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