(March 17, 2005 -- 9:51 AM EDT)

THE FIX IS IN

Yesterday, the House Judiciary Committee rejected several Democratic amendments and voted along party lines to send the bankruptcy bill to the House for a vote.

Committee Democrats said the bill would turn the federal government into a collection agency for credit card issuers, retailers and other creditors.
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"The fix is in," said Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas. "This is a prime example of class warfare."
-- Spencer Ackerman