Politician who introduced the bill pleased, but 'did not expect this outcome.'
A recent bill meant to facilitate NASA raising money by leasing out underused facilities went in a most unexpected direction: expanding the right to vote.property bill was transformed into the"Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act" under the Democratic leadership of the House of Representatives, seeking to undercut Republican opposition to expanding the franchise.
The House passed the bill on Thursday by a 220 to 203 vote, with each representative voting along party lines,But in the meantime, NASA is still without the ability to enter specific types of leases to generate revenue. NASA's authority to do so lapsed on Dec. 31, which means the agency cannot establish new agreements with companies, government agencies or educational institutions to lease unused space.
"Good policy doesn’t require secrecy and schemes. This is no way to govern," Lucas said in an e-mail statement to constituents, claiming that the House had only 12 hours to vote on the matter after 735 pages were tacked on the bill. The Democratic representative who initially introduced the NASA leasing bill in October, however, praised the move as a way of offering expanding voting access.In a statement released before the bill was passed, Rep. Don Beyer said the bill will be a counter to"attacks on Americans' ability to exercise their right to vote."
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