A “$1.1 trillion, earmark-filled, omnibus spending bill” is running into opposition from the minority Republicans in the outgoing U.S. Senate. Emily Miller posts details at Human Events:
In response, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) has directed
the Republican leadership to wage war against Reid?s omnibus and
replace it with his short-term spending bill.?I am actively
working to defeat it,? McConnell said on Tuesday after seeing the
omnibus for the first time. ?This bill should not go forward. We didn’t
pass a single appropriation bill… It is completely and totally
inappropriate to wrap all of this up into a 2,000-page bill and try to
pass it the week before Christmas.?On Thursday morning,
McConnell offered a one-page, short-term Continuing Resolution (CR),
that would fund the government at current levels until February 18.?Once the new Congress is sworn in, we?ll have a chance to pass a less
expensive bill free of wasteful spending. Until then, we should take a
step back and respect the clear will of the voters,? said McConnell in a
statement on Thursday.
At least someone seems to realize that overspending is the problem.
