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AmethystOrator OP t1_j0jf340 wrote

Reply to comment by blxckhoodie999 in Historic ban on shark fin trade poised to become U.S. law by AmethystOrator

I don't know, politics are sometimes like that. I only know that as part of a defense bill there's no way Biden doesn't sign this.

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Ixosis t1_j0jgfln wrote

If ya really want something passed, and it can be tacked onto the defense spending bill, it's guaranteed to pass. Not all things can be tacked on, though

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StargazingJuniper t1_j0jhg07 wrote

The annual Farm Bill get a lot of weird riders like this because it's something politicians have decided is always a must pass bill

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gimpwiz t1_j0jufpg wrote

Biden would have signed it standalone, I am 98% sure. It doesn't seem like 'shark fin trade yes please' is on his agenda. Presidents tend not to use veto power for stuff that isn't particularly important to their agenda, so ...

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ssfbob t1_j0jp6zn wrote

Things that have nothing to do with the law being proposed often get slipped in.

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