Many institutions accepted them at face value because of the interest provision.
Even before these 17 special interest provisions were added, the bill had already dramatically undercut environmental protection by cutting environmental enforcement in half.
Erasing five little words, for example, transformed a tiny special interest provision into a humongous one.
Unlike previous years, lawmakers, lobbyists and Congressional aides this time around have been reluctant to boast about special interest provisions put in the legislation.
Some interest provisions attempt to insert a minimum rate, which should be avoided by both the landlord and the tenant.
The interest provisions bring up a tax planning point.
But, over several days of deliberations, neither panel was able to resist adding at least a few special interest provisions.
Doubtless there are some special interest provisions that will remain in the bill.
It recommended rather than mandated a conflict of interest provision for party leaders who are not on the state level.
But it's been loaded up with so many special interest provisions that for consumers, the poor and the sick, it does more harm than good.