GOP to push 72-hour cooling off period before Senate votes

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Sen. Jim Bunning, R-Ky., on Wednesday will introduce a resolution that would institute a 72 hour waiting period before the Senate can vote on a bill.

This is similar to a bipartisan effort in the House, but Bunning’s resolution would require not only that the bill be posted online and be accessible to the public for three days prior to a vote, but that the legislation include a pricetag from the Congressional Budget Office.

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