He said it helps that there are subcommittees.

Source: https://www.bakersfield.com/news/students-gain-confidence-from-leaders-in-life-program/article_923414bc-bb9f-11ed-b111-73f6956fe2af.html

The Labour team accused the federal government of using the meetings as a pretext to deceive Nigerians, claiming that government officials, who are members of the subcommittees were no where to be found.

Source: https://leadership.ng/labour-walks-out-of-meeting-with-govt-over-lack-of-quorum/

The way budget negotiations are supposed to work is that parallel subcommittees in the House and Senate craft 12 appropriations bills to cover all areas of the federal government, from agriculture to transportation.

Source: https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/2023/0918/Congress-barrels-toward-a-shutdown-with-GOP-at-the-wheel?icid=rss