[butterdezillion]

Why do the votes require a 2/3 majority?

[Girlene]

I don’t know. I was surprised they did.

[Girlene]

Here we go: House defeats narrow funding bills

...."The bills would have funded national parks and veterans affairs, and one would have allowed the District of Columbia to use local revenue to fund governmental functions. The legislation came up under a fast-track procedure, which required two-thirds majority for House passage."...............