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But in the end, there are only so many issues worth debating and, in truth, only a few legislators with a knack for capturing an audience.
Really good debates, with exciting issues, are hard to come by. So while the debating drones on, in the Senate they stroll to the windows and in the House bored reporters compare ties.
Pass the peanuts.
Spending
Ceiling
Bill Killed
RICHMOND—A controversial proposal to place a lid on state spending has died in a House Committee after one delegate tagged it an election year publicity stunt.
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