so the guy says democrats killed it in committee in 2005, however in 05, the committee had a republican majority... so whats the deal?
Members of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, 109th Congress:
9 Democrats: Paul Sarbanes (MD), Christopher Dodd (CT), Tim Johnson (SD), Jack Reed (RI), Chuck Schumer (NY), Evan Bayh (IN), Thomas Carper (DE), Debbie Stabenow (MI), Robert Menendez (NJ)
11 Republicans: Richard Shelby (AL), Robert Bennett (UT), Wayne Allard (CO), Mike Enzi (WY), Chuck Hagel (NE), Rick Santorum (PA), Jim Bunning (KY), Mike Crapo (ID), John Sununu (NH), Elizabeth Dole (NC), Mel Martinez (FL)
11 > 9
also, dont forget when this issue came up in 03 and 05 in congress, both times the administration threatened veto.