K Street Communication

RedState got its paws on an e-mail a staffer for Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) sent Wednesday to business representatives which the conservative blog dubbed an "S.O.S. to K Street."

The e-mail let the business crowd know that Sen. Jim DeMint (R-S.C.) may be introducing an amendment to upcoming housing legislation and that "it's fair to say that such an amendment could complicate debate and delay passage of the housing bill."

Reid spokesman Jim Manley tells The Crypt in an e-mail that "an sos would suggest that this bill is in trouble -- and it’s not. Even President Bush has finally dropped his stubborn opposition to this important bill and realizes, as Democrats long have, that we must act immediately to address the housing crisis. This bill will pass and it will help the nearly 8,500 families who file for foreclosure each day -- the only question is how long a tyranny of one is going to force them to wait."

The e-mail from Reid staffer Mark Wetjen after the jump...
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