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<blockquote data-quote="Ricochet1a" data-source="post: 538966" data-attributes="member: 22880"><p>I disagree with this. The House has a habit of passing legislation that gets chopped in conference committee. Most lobbyist focus their efforts on the Senate when it comes to squashing unfavorable legislation, since if the Senate doesn't include it in their version, it rarely makes it out of conference committee with the House language intact. The Senators that sit on the conference committee are reluctant to include something in the final bill that the Senate committee didn't include in the Senate version. It does happen, but usually on non-significant issues. Getting FedEx's RLA exemption pulled isn't insignificant. </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Fred made available the fleet of executive jets to Senators in the recent elections (they paid the legallly required first class equivalency fare) to make sure they knew "what side of their bread is buttered". Senators like the perks of office, and are reluctant to tick off a company that provides perks that directly impacts their power. </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Right now, getting the reauthorization bill out of conference committee later this summer with FedEx's RLA exemption pulled is a crap shot in my opinion. There is a Democrat majority in place, but they like their perks just as any politician does. That is why the best thing FedEx employees can do right now is to write their representatives (particularily their Senators).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ricochet1a, post: 538966, member: 22880"] I disagree with this. The House has a habit of passing legislation that gets chopped in conference committee. Most lobbyist focus their efforts on the Senate when it comes to squashing unfavorable legislation, since if the Senate doesn't include it in their version, it rarely makes it out of conference committee with the House language intact. The Senators that sit on the conference committee are reluctant to include something in the final bill that the Senate committee didn't include in the Senate version. It does happen, but usually on non-significant issues. Getting FedEx's RLA exemption pulled isn't insignificant. Fred made available the fleet of executive jets to Senators in the recent elections (they paid the legallly required first class equivalency fare) to make sure they knew "what side of their bread is buttered". Senators like the perks of office, and are reluctant to tick off a company that provides perks that directly impacts their power. Right now, getting the reauthorization bill out of conference committee later this summer with FedEx's RLA exemption pulled is a crap shot in my opinion. There is a Democrat majority in place, but they like their perks just as any politician does. That is why the best thing FedEx employees can do right now is to write their representatives (particularily their Senators). [/QUOTE]
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