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The House defeated three targeted government funding bills, as the first day of a government shutdown ended on Capitol Hill.
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.
House defeats narrow funding bills - Jake Sherman and Manu Raju - POLITICO.com
I wonder why the house leadership decided to vote on these bills in a way that required two-thirds majority of the house to approve in order to pass the bills?