On Tuesday, Senate Majority Leader Frist and Democratic Leader Reid introduced the competitiveness bill - S. 3936. A bill to invest in innovation and education to improve the competitiveness of the United States in the global economy. As of yesterday, the bill had almost a third of the Senate as cosponsors from both sides of the aisle.
The bill was placed directly on the Senate calendar - which means it could be taken up by the full Senate at any time. However, there was talk about moving the bill "at the appropriate time." As I mentioned earlier, I think it is doubtful that the Senate will get to it before the election. But we will see.
In any event, the Senators are to be commended for moving the issue along. Having worked as Senate staff, I know how rare it is to get a bill on such a major issue sponsored by the leaders of both sides.
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