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Rand Paul Posts Photo Mocking Giant Omnibus Bill
Reporting
— Dec 21, 2022
Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) pointed out how large the $1.7 trillion omnibus bill is by posting a photo with it. The photo shows Paul standing behind a cart with the bill. “I wonder how long it would take the clerk to read…
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Environmental Groups Complain to Ombudsman Over EU Water Directive Review
Environment
— Sep 8, 2026
Environmental NGOs including WWF and the European Environmental Bureau filed a formal complaint with the European Ombudsman accusing the European Commission of maladministration for moving ahead with an omnibus overhaul of water protection and management laws without sufficient evidence or stakeholder consultation, arguing the revisions aren’t justified by the evidence and won’t fix the real bottlenecks for mining permits. The Ombudsman is expected to decide in coming weeks whether to open an inquiry, a move that would shape EU rulemaking amid broader tensions between environmental safeguards and industry-driven deregulation.
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Schumer Pressed On Length of Bill: ‘How Is It Functional’
Reporting
— Dec 21, 2022
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) was questioned about the length of the omnibus spending bill. A reporter asked Schumer on Tuesday, “How is it a functional process to drop a 4,100-page bill this morning and…
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Dem Omnibus Bill Gives IRS Biggest Budget in 20 Years, And That’s the Tip of the Iceberg
Opinion
— Mar 15, 2022
The House and Senate passed a huge $1.5 trillion spending bill that will fund the government through September. But it was a long road to get there. H.R. 2471 was passed by the Senate but given back to the House with…
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While Americans Pay Record Gas Prices, Lawmakers Give Their Offices Massive Budget Increase
Opinion
— Mar 16, 2022
House Democratic leaders made the rain come last week for congressional staffers and Capitol Police officers, with the passage of their $1.5 trillion omnibus spending bill. At a time when record inflation and gas prices…
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Page 753 of Spending Bill Includes Sneaky Provisions on Border Funding, But That’s Not Worst Part
Opinion
— Dec 22, 2022
A provision buried 753 pages deep into the 2023 omnibus bill blocks the Department of Homeland Security from using a new round of funding for enforcing America’s immigration laws. Sen. Bill Hagerty of Tennessee pointed…
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GOP Senator Sounds the Alarm on ‘Monstrous’ $1.7 Trillion Spending Bill, Makes a Demand
Reporting
— Dec 20, 2022
Republican Sen. Mike Lee of Utah criticized the length and reading time of the $1.7 trillion government omnibus spending bill congressional leaders unveiled on Tuesday. “This monstrous spending bill comes to 4,155…
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As Pelosi Departs Speaker Position, She Gets Herself Something Tucked Away on Pg. 610 of Spending Bill
Opinion
— Dec 23, 2022
The Democrat-led Congress is giving a parting gift to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi as her long tenure as the party’s leader in the lower chamber comes to an end. The 2023 omnibus spending bill contains a provision that…
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