Sentences with phrase «houses of congress»

During the short time that they controlled both houses of congress, Democrats reacted by passing new rules that prevented reconciliation from being used to increase the deficit.

They might well be displayed on every stadium, bank, theater, locker room, library, house of congress, factory, lecture hall, or temple.

We need to vote democrat to control both houses of congress.

It was read aloud in its entirety and passed by both houses of congress on June 7, 1797.

Komrade Tammy, The economy did not start to tank until AFTER my fellow dumbocraps took over both houses of congress in January of 2007.

Can you explain to me exactly how they did that when the Democrats had both houses of congress for two years?

This makes sense since Republicans control both houses of congress and the last thing they want to do is impeach a president from their own party.

For everything else there is impeachment with votes in both houses of congress.

If Democrats are doing so great, then why isn't Hillary the president or why don't they control a house of congress?

And btw, the American public is on my side, we did win the election and control both houses of congress.

But there is no mechanism for calling elections to replace them in such a case; no matter how they leave office, the president would be replaced according to the well established line of succession, and the new president would appoint a vice president subject to confirmation by both houses of congress.

And with both houses of congress in the hands of Republicans, she stands NO chance of passing any of her agenda.

@JimThio not a referendum, but a constitutional amendment, which requires a 2/3 super-majority vote in both houses of congress and ratification by at least 3/4 of state legislatures.

What happens to bills that are passed by one house of congress but not both?

The speaker was basically issuing a warning that the perception of global warming (regardless of the «science» involved) would become reality once the the democrats own both houses of congress and the presidency; and that businesses need to be prepare for the coming confiscatory penalization regarding GHG.

Such a law would, of course, either require presidential approval or else sufficient support in the houses of congress to override a veto.