But being a global nurse, he says, doesnât necessarily mean practicing nursing âbeyond the borders of the U.S.â It can also mean being a nurse in your own community. âItâs still practicing health equity and thatâs the common denominator of the issues,â he says.
It's not that a piece of legislation requires 60 votes to be passed, 51 will do. 1. 2. So, combining those two rules, we see that it is theoretically possible for any Senator to decide for him or herself that they are so opposed to a measure that they will speak, forever, in order to prevent it's passage.
1 The Bill is Referred to the Senate. 2  When a bill passes in the House, it must also pass in the Senate in order to become a law. 3  The two houses of Congress make up the bicameral legislature, part of a system of checks and balances that ensures that laws are created democratically. The Bill is Referred to the Senate. 2  When a bill passes in the House, it must also pass in the Senate in order to become a law. 3  The two houses of Congress make up the bicameral legislature, part of a system of checks and balances that ensures that laws are created democratically.