LYCOS RETRIEVER
House Plans: Senate Republicans
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The House approved the Senate version of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act after the White House made clear that original House plans to expand the scope of the program would engender a presidential veto. The White House has indicated that Bush will sign the Senate-passed bill. The vote was 360-53.
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On the House committee agenda are plans for the 105 state House of Representatives districts, the congressional seats and the eight BESE districts. The Senate committee agenda called for work on the 39 state Senate districts, Congress, BESE and PSC.
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WASHINGTON President Bush urged the Senate on Thursday to follow the House lead and approve a White House plan for detaining and interrogating terrorism suspects, saying, "The American people need to know we're working together to win the war on terror." Bush met in the Capitol with Senate Republicans the day after the House passed the legislation that Republicans likely will use on the campaign trail to assert that Democrats want to coddle terrorists.
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The House approved the plan, 65-34, in the form of a conference committee on House Bill 2 by Rep. Peppi Bruneau, R-New Orleans. The Senate passed it 21-16. Foster is expected to sign it into law.
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