The omnibus spending bill was crafted in secret and will be passed under pressure; raises discretionary spending as the national debt grows; and fails to deliver on any major GOP priorities except increased defense spending.
The massive, 13 percent increase in discretionary spending was prefigured by the agreement on budget caps that congressional leaders reached in February.
It remains remarkable that, even with control over the branches of elected government, the GOP cannot secure funding for the military without dangling such unnecessary spending for domestic programs.
The specifics of the spending aren't much better.
The bill provides funding for immigration enforcement both internally and at the border, but the devil is in the details.
We welcome the defense spending, and the funds devoted to combating the opioid epidemic might make a difference.
Instead, Republicans are poised to pass an omnibus bill that, with the exception of the defense spending, is an embarrassment and a disgrace.
https://www.conservativereview.com/articles/10-ways-gop-sold-omnibus-spending-bill/
The massive, 13 percent increase in discretionary spending was prefigured by the agreement on budget caps that congressional leaders reached in February.
It remains remarkable that, even with control over the branches of elected government, the GOP cannot secure funding for the military without dangling such unnecessary spending for domestic programs.
The specifics of the spending aren't much better.
The bill provides funding for immigration enforcement both internally and at the border, but the devil is in the details.
We welcome the defense spending, and the funds devoted to combating the opioid epidemic might make a difference.
Instead, Republicans are poised to pass an omnibus bill that, with the exception of the defense spending, is an embarrassment and a disgrace.
https://www.conservativereview.com/articles/10-ways-gop-sold-omnibus-spending-bill/
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