WASHINGTON (AP) — The House and Senate are controlled by different political parties, but both are spending time these days on similar paths: debating measures that everyone knows are going nowhere.

Less than two months before pivotal congressional elections, Republicans are set Thursday to muscle legislation through the House that would let insurers keep selling health coverage that falls short of standards required by President Barack Obama's health care law.

Across the Capitol, Democrats have been advancing a constitutional amendment letting lawmakers curb campaign spending and contributions by special interests. They are also pushing a bill aimed at helping women get paid the same as men performing comparable jobs.

None of the measures has a chance of becoming law. But all are sending campaign season messages to each party's voters and contributors.

(Story by: The Associated Press)

 

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