A Senate agreement was reached Friday night, with further negotiation to come between the two chambers.
Of course, he can significantly influence negotiations between the two chambers.
Then comes the hard part: putting together a compromise between the two chambers.
(In other words, an elected upper house could lead to frequent conflict between the two chambers).
The constitution provided that the budget should be agreed between the two chambers and the king.
That provision is not in the House version, so there may be discussions between the two chambers over the issue.
A deal had been reached between the two chambers to split the difference and make the formula 65-35.
Though tensions between the two chambers have been running high, Ms. Pelosi did not criticize the Senate.
Though she and Mr. Reid worked well together, the inability of Senate Democrats to overcome Republican filibusters on House-passed legislation caused some friction between the two chambers.
The ultimate shape of the department will not be clear until it is negotiated in a conference between the two chambers, probably in September.
(Currently, Italy's idiosyncratic "perfect bicameralism" means that proposed laws can live in purgatory for years, ping-ponging between the two chambers).
