Mr. Gold said the labor federation would also fight against certain expected amendments to the bill, including a Republican effort to force unions to get written permission from members to use part of their money for political activity.
Instead of starting from scratch, as was originally expected, amendments were made to contentious provisions in a long, drawn out process that finally ended with Mansour's declaration of the referendum on December 12 of last year.
Instead of starting from scratch, as was originally expected, amendments were made to contentious provisions in a long, drawn out process that finally ended with Mansour's declaration of the referendum on the 12th of December last year.
One expected amendment would scale back the ability of state attorneys general to sue financial firms that violate new federal consumer protections; another would undercut the ability of state regulators to impose rules that are tougher than federal regulations.
If statute somehow begets statute, one would expect multiple amendments to these laws.
Congressional staff involved in refining the USA Freedom Act since it last passed the House by 303 votes to 121 in May 2014 believe various revisions since have made the bill palatable enough to security hawks in the Senate, though expect possible amendments in the days ahead.
"We would expect that amendment to come back to the Commons next week.
But considering the mood the voters are in, few people expect the amendment to pass in November.
Even Senator Christopher J. Dodd, a Connecticut Democrat who was one of the measure's sponsors, did not expect the amendment to survive.
Closing the door to any floor debate on the resolution, Senator Trent Lott, the majority leader, simply said, "I don't expect an amendment to be offered on Bob Jones or Buddhist temples or anything else".
