[white17x]

I may be wrong but I sure thought revenue and spending bills had to originate in the house ??

[17th Miss Regt]

That used to be true. It was a requirement in a quaint, old document called the “Constitution of the United States”. But no one pays attention to that thing anymore. We’ve moved beyond that.

[Pearls Before Swine]

I may be wrong but I sure thought revenue and spending bills had to originate in the house ??

True, but remember the "deem and pass" maneuver for O-care?