1. But the two chambers must agree on a final version before Clinton can sign it into law. 2. There representatives of the two chambers sit down to reconcile the differences between their versions. 3. The two chambers would then attempt to reconcile the differences and agree upon a single bill. 4. Although he made clear that he was not pleased with how the House acted in voting to impeach Clinton, Moynihan refrained from directly criticizing the other chamber. 5. Although the negotiations between the two chambers included Democrats, the minority has largely been cut out of the final talks since both bills were written primarily by Republicans. 6. And the two chambers must resolve broader budget differences before sending the underlying measure to President Bill Clinton for his signature. 7. Another difference between the two chambers is that the House needed only a majority vote, which made it possible for the Republicans to impeach Clinton along party lines. 8. As the House and Senate negotiators moved to resolve differences between the two chambers, they moderated the most stringent provisions of the House bill. 9. Beyond the two chambers, a sense of political free fall tinged the comments of senators doing double-duty as the trial court. |