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| − | A '''"must pass" bill''' is a vitally important measure that [[Congress]] must enact, such as annual money [[bill | + | We are the Borg. Lower your shields and surrender your ships. We will add your biological and technological distictiveness to our own. Your culture will adapt to service us. Resistance is futile. |
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| + | A '''"must pass" bill''' is a vitally important measure that [[Congress]] must enact, such as annual money [[bill]]s to fund operations of the [[government]]. Because of their must-pass quality, these measures often attract "[[riders]]" (unrelated [[policy]] [[provisos]]).<ref>[http://www.senate.gov/reference/glossary_term/appropriation.htm] US Senate Reference</ref> | ||
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A "must pass" bill is a vitally important measure that Congress must enact, such as annual money bills to fund operations of the government. Because of their must-pass quality, these measures often attract "riders" (unrelated policy provisos).[1]