>> >> Building here in Washington! But I wonder who that sad little >> scrap of paper is?>
I'm just a bill, Yes, I'm only a bill, And I'm sitting here on Capitol Hill. Well, it's a long, long journey To the capital city, It's a long, long wait While I'm sitting in committee, But I know I'll be a law someday... At least I hope and pray that I will, But today I'm still just a bill.
>> was just an idea. Some folks back home decided they wanted a law passed, so they called their local congressman and he "You're right, there ought to be a law." Then he sat down and wrote me out and introduced me to Congress, and I became a bill. And I'll remain a bill until they decide to make me a law.>
I'm just a bill, Yes I'm only a bill, And I got as far as Capitol Hill. Well now I'm stuck in committee And I sit here and wait While a few key congressmen Discuss and debate Whether they should Let me be a law... Oh how I hope and pray that they will, But today I am still just a bill.
>> >> debate about you?> I hope they decide to report on me favourably, otherwise I may die.> >> <"Die?"> Now I go to the House of Representatives and they vote on me.> >> >>
I'm just a bill, Yes I'm only a bill, And if they vote for me on Capitol Hill, Well then I'm off to the White House Where I'll wait in a line With a lot of other bills For the President to sign. And if he signs me then I'll be a law... Oh, how I hope and pray that he will, But today I am still just a bill.
>> >> President can still say no?> go back to Congress, and they vote on me again, and by that time it's...> >> >> not easy to become a law, is it?>
No! But how I hope and I pray that I will, But today I am still just a bill!