Republicans Take House (Democrats get the furniture)
( Republicans Take House (Democrats get furniture) Al Bundy, of Married With Children fame, had a sad ritual when he had to pay bills. Remember, he sold women's shoes so his income was not that impressive to begin with. and the bills, such as they were, were often gimmicks that wife Peg got invested in. In any case, when Al Bundy had to cut a check, he had a bottle of antacids that he consumed by the mouthful. Like the finances of the Bundy household, so it appears on how the government gets funded, chaotic and without any regular order. There are so-called Appropriations' Committees, one in the House and one in the Senate. Technically, the process goes like this: A Budget Committee decides on a budget for each department, the funding gets determined and goes to a vote on the Appropriations' Committee. Once the measure is passed, to the House or Senate Floors, the broader Chambers either approve or reject the legislation. At least, that is how things are supposed to work. ...