I don't believe what I'm reading.
The U.S. Senate is going to abandon the omnibus appropriations bill this year
in favor of individual spending bills to fund the government, according to Mick
Mulvaney.
Senate Majority leader Mitch McConnell plans to pass individual spending bills
this summer rather than group them together in a massive omnibus bill.
“He doesn’t want a Senate ombnibus. He wants to send the president a package of
smaller bills,” Mulvaney said.
Mulvaney said the omnibus bills tie the president’s hands by forcing him to approve
the huge package or shut down the government.
“When you have only one spending bill, it’s a binary choice. You either sign it or
you veto it,” he said. “You sign it and you wind up with an Omni like we had last year.
You veto it and the entire government shuts down.”
Mulvaney believes funding the government with smaller legislative packages will enable
President Trump to rein in federal spending by threatening to veto bills.
“If we go back to the way it is supposed to be done, with twelve individual spending
bills, what does it give the president that he lacks right now? It gives him a real
veto threat,” Mulvaney said.
I really hope they follow through with this.
The U.S. Senate is going to abandon the omnibus appropriations bill this year
in favor of individual spending bills to fund the government, according to Mick
Mulvaney.
Senate Majority leader Mitch McConnell plans to pass individual spending bills
this summer rather than group them together in a massive omnibus bill.
“He doesn’t want a Senate ombnibus. He wants to send the president a package of
smaller bills,” Mulvaney said.
Mulvaney said the omnibus bills tie the president’s hands by forcing him to approve
the huge package or shut down the government.
“When you have only one spending bill, it’s a binary choice. You either sign it or
you veto it,” he said. “You sign it and you wind up with an Omni like we had last year.
You veto it and the entire government shuts down.”
Mulvaney believes funding the government with smaller legislative packages will enable
President Trump to rein in federal spending by threatening to veto bills.
“If we go back to the way it is supposed to be done, with twelve individual spending
bills, what does it give the president that he lacks right now? It gives him a real
veto threat,” Mulvaney said.
I really hope they follow through with this.
