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elder999
11th July 2003, 00:11
WASHINGTON - The House voted Thursday to let the Bush administration move ahead with proposed rules that could stop at least 644,000 white-collar workers from receiving overtime pay, heeding a White House veto threat and taking the side of business in its battle against unions.



Lawmakers voted 213-210 to reject a Democratic provision that would have derailed the regulations. Unless Congress prevents it, the proposed rules could take effect later this year.


Senate Democrats had been planning a similar effort to block the regulations. But with the outcome in the House vote, a Senate attempt would seem to be little more than a political statement.

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=514&e=5&u=/ap/20030710/ap_on_go_co/overtime_pay

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