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FSogol

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4. For a bill to pass, the same version must be approved by both the House and Senate.

Reply to question everything (Reply #2)

Wed Dec 26, 2018, 02:50 PM

Dec 2018

If the bills vary, the differences must be worked out in a committee.

Then Trumpy has to sign it. If Trumpy doesn't sign, the House and Senate can override by a 2/3 vote. The bill giving Trumpy $5 billion will never pass.

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