There wasn't enough dems to pass it on it's own. I may be wrong, but I don't think any dem voted against it, it was 243 dems and 12 reps, the rest of the reps voted against it. The people know what's in the bill, it had been openly discussed and the two things that the reps. found "wrong" with it...that there was a small tax on offshore accounts or something(which actually was just closing a tax loophole), then that there "may have been illegals who were at ground zero, that would qualify for compensation". Yeah, things that ridiculously stupid. Those the controversial aspects you were talking about? Because if not, I'd love for you to show me. This is just them being dicks, just plain and simple and now our heroes, have to suffer because of it.