Americans are experiencing deja vu all over again as the U.S. Senate once again passes a major piece of legislation after giving members only three minutes to read it – which is why no one caught all the pork stuffed into the so-called “fiscal cliff” bill until it was too late.
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Stimulus Bill’s “Little Brother” Being Rushed through Congress This Week
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
The House Majority is forcing debate today on the $410 billion Omnibus Appropriations Act of 2009 (H.R.1105). This massive spending bill is filled with pork, such as $7 million for the recovery of the Hawaiian sea turtle population, $545 million to overseas abortion providers and nearly one-half million for hybrid buses in Guam.
