Breaking News: Arlen Specter Reveals “Son of EFCA”
The Washington Post just released details of the back room deal Arlen Specter has been negotiating on EFCA. He claims that he has 60 votes to invoke cloture, including Ben Nelson and Blanche Lincoln. Key details:
- Compressed elections (no word on number of days but the NYT reported 5 days a few weeks ago)
- Baseball arbitration
- Equal access
- Triple back pay
More details as they come available.