Scott Brown nevertheless noncommital on financial reform bill
Senator Scott Brown is assiduously avoiding any commitments on the financial overhaul legislation, despite repeated efforts by top House and Senate lawmakers to win his vote.
The 43-member House and Senate conference committee met for two hours late yesterday afternoon to scrap a $19 billion tax, after Brown threatened to vote against the bill unless it was eliminated.
This morning, Brown continued to maintain out, saying he would not make a selection about the bill for at least one more week, after the Senate returns from a weeklong recess. The House is preparing to take up the issue this afternoon, but Senate Democrats say they won’t have time and will not vote right up until the week of July 12.
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