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Bonus Bill Faces Real Fight in Upper House
Washington dispatch outlines that the soldier bonus faces a tough battle in the Senate with committee leaders like McCumber and Smoot shaping strategy. It notes 32 senators face reelection in primaries, most backing the bonus, while a sales tax attachable to the measure looms as a possible compromise. President Harding’s veto risk remains if no funding provisions are included.
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Mark Sullivan
Washington, D. C
Senate
Sonal
South Dakota
Thea Finance Committee
McCumber
North Dakota
Harding
Treasury
Finance Committees
Washington
Prosesson
Friends of the Bonus
House
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