McConnell Wages War on Reid's Omnibus

You know, I don't understand how Nevada could have voted Reid back in. Now he's threatening to keep everyone in session until this spending bill passes. I can't believe the gall of this guy. Evidently he didn't hear the people speak this election. I know partly why he's in a hurry to ram this through....because there's an amendment in it for $1 billion (I think, can't remember) to start funding the health care act and, of course, the obvious reason...because the pubs will be taking over in January. That's no reason to foister more deficit spending on the people.

But, to the point of my subject:

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-N.V.) is trying to ram through a $1.1 trillion, earmark-filled, omnibus spending bill in the last days of this Congress. The omnibus consolidates 12 appropriations spending bills, none of which ever passed the Senate. 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.

The House Democrats passed a CR last week which funds the government with their spending priorities through September 30. The Senate omnibus, FY 2011 Consolidated Appropriations Act, omnibus would also dictate spending priorities for the rest of the fiscal year, despite the Republicans taking control of the House.

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