Schumer in talks with McConnell as shutdown fears grow: 'We may now have to go first'

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30. They knew

I think once the loons broke the promises of the Debt Ceiling agreement, he was probably having them all get ready to roll.

The one thing to note is that although the House does their own hearings and markups for appropriations (as the chamber having the power of the purse), the Senate ALWAYS does their OWN appropriations bills too. ALWAYS. They hold hearings and markups. That way they have their own framework once they get the House bill in so they can compare and amend as necessary. And because of the 60 vote cloture threshold, they kind of have to work that way because when the time comes for the rubber to meet the road, they need 60 votes to proceed.

ETA - sometimes they will have members from both chambers work on compromises informally (and there is always an option to have that done formally too).