White House Rebuffed (Again) On Scheme To Eliminate Overtime

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Senate Panel Votes to Derail New OT Rules

Wednesday, September 15, 2004

WASHINGTON (AP) -- A Senate committee voted Wednesday to scuttle new rules that critics say would deny overtime pay to millions of workers, as Democrats won the latest round in their election-year bout with President Bush over the issue.

The 16-13 vote by the Republican-run Senate Appropriations Committee came less than a week after the GOP-led House embarrassed Bush by approving a similar measure.

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"Working families across the country are demanding that Bush put their interests above those of big business," AFL-CIO President John Sweeney said after the vote.

The reverse effect might also benefit Republicans, who rely on campaign contributions from companies and corporate executives, many of whom favor the new regulations.

Republican's constituency: companies and corporate executives
Democrat's constituency: American workers

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[Bernardo de La Paz]

1. Kerry needs to lean on this. Bush is so extreme pro-business, yet...

Bush is so extremely pro-business, and yet even his own toady pet Republicans don't want to be party to a main plank of his agenda.