These examples illustrate how power is exercised in the final, chaotic hours before Congress adjourns. Obscure provisions of interest to just a few lawmakers were quietly stuffed into a grab bag of legislation, with no indication of their parentage or purpose.
The White House has indicated that President Bush will sign the bill, which deals not only with health care but also with a variety of tax and trade issues. The bill, for example, creates a special tax depreciation allowance for property used to produce ethanol from corn stalks, regulates the use of wine names like Champagne and Chablis, and suspends the tariff on imported rayon fibers used in making certain tampons.
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