Remember Bush's horrible Bankruptcy Bill? It goes into effect on October 17 and unless something happens immediately, the victims of Katrina will be totally screwed.
Rep. John Conyers and fellow House Dems are planning to sponsor legislation to exempt hurricane victims starting on the first day Congress returns. The trouble is, when a similar amendment was brought up prior to the bill passing, the amendment failed with -- you guessed it -- votes falling along party lines. Republicans against it, Democrats for it.
John Conyers:
When the Judiciary Committee considered the Bankruptcy Abuse and Consumer Protection Act earlier this year, Ms. Jackson Lee offered an amendment to protect the victims of natural disaster like those now devastated by Hurricane Katrina. While the amendment was defeated on a party line vote without any debate, we hope that in light of recent events our colleagues will recognize the importance of protecting our most financially vulnerable Americans.
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