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Originally Posted by JD Barleycorn
CJ did you know that budget bills are passed by a simple majority and are not subject to filibusters. Please stop telling that stupid lie.
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this is exactly what I posted aside form my on opinion, which for the record AGAIN was incorrect
After receiving the President's budget request, Congress generally holds hearings to question Administration officials about their requests and then develops its own budget resolution. This work is done by the House and Senate Budget Committees, whose primary function is to draft and enforce the budget resolution. Once the committees are done, their budget resolutions go to the House and Senate floors, where they can be amended (by a majority vote). A House-Senate conference then resolves any differences, and a conference report is passed by both houses.
The budget resolution is a "concurrent" congressional resolution, not an ordinary bill, and therefore does not go to the President for his signature or veto. It also requires only a majority vote to pass, and its consideration is one of the few actions that cannot be filibustered in the Senate.
The budget resolution is supposed to be passed by April 15, but it often takes longer. Occasionally, Congress does not pass a budget resolution. If that happens, the previous year's resolution, which is a multi-year plan, stays in effect.
A House-Senate conference then resolves any differences, and a conference report is passed by both houses.
is there any part of that you dont understand ... not a filibuster per se', but given the partisan position in the House you get the idea
well, maybe you dont
the crux of the biscuit ...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-A09a_gHJc