WASHINGTON – Senate Majority Whip Richard Durbin said today that a vote on a measure to allow bankruptcy judges to rewrite the terms of mortgages "could come as early as next week." But he declined to predict the outcome and if there are enough votes to defeat a likely GOP filibuster.
In a brief interview following a news conference with other members of his party's leadership, he declined to unveil the provisions of the measure, which would likely be an amendment to a broader housing bill.
"There will be some differences from the House version, but we are keeping the spirit of the House measure," said the Illinois Democrat.
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