The Party of No finally found something. to say yes to: The House passed legislation Wednesday that would ban misleading mailings designed to appear they're from the Census Bureau, following criticism that Republican groups were sending fundraising letters using the census name. [.] The legislation passed 416-0 . It looks like 170 House Republicans. were willing to shelve their obstructionism for one day to stick it to Michael Steele, given that the bill came about because of. : . a fundraising mailing from Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele . The fundraising letter comes in the form of a "survey," a frequently used device for partisan fundraising, but this one has a twist: calling itself the "Congressional District Census," the letter comes in an envelope starkly printed with the words, "DO NOT DESTROY OFFICIAL DOCUMENT" and describes itself, on the outside of the envelope, as a "census document." House Republicans would willingly say no to mother's milk for
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