Category: omnibus budget legislation

‘Read the Bill’ Petition Calls on Congress to Wait 72 Hours Before Adopting Spending Bills

March 22, 2022
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It took five months for the $1.5 trillion federal appropriations bill to surface after the United States’ fiscal year began Oct. 1, but only hours for the U.S. House—and less than a day for the U.S. Senate—to adopt it on March 9 and 10. The massive omnibus package is a continuing resolution, not a budget,…

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Trump Retweets His 2014 Joke About Aliens and Government Spending

December 23, 2020
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President Donald Trump on Dec. 23 retweeted his own joke from 2014 concerning aliens and the vast sums of money the United States doles out to foreign nations. “I hope we never find life on other planets because there’s no doubt that the U.S. Government will start sending them money!” the June 4, 2014, message…

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