WASHINGTON (AP) -- Bucking the Obama administration, House Republicans on Wednesday defeated a bill to postpone the upcoming transition from analog to digital television broadcasting to June 12 -- leaving the current Feb. 17 deadline intact for now.Obama's administration is a failure because it was unable to pass the Digital TV Switch Delay.
The 258-168 vote failed to clear the two-thirds threshold needed for passage. It's a victory for the GOP members, who warn that postponing the transition would confuse consumers.
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Meh
Fine, but could we have politically-aligned battles over something else?
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