Congress Releases $1.7 Trillion, 4,155-Page Omnibus Bill
Congressional appropriators dropped the $1.7 trillion, 4,155-page omnibus spending bill at 1:30 A.M. ET Tuesday, giving lawmakers days to read it before the government shuts down Friday.
The bill would fund the government through September 2023 and would boost defense spending by $76 billion, totaling $858 billion. Domestic spending is $773 billion.
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) has chalked up the higher increase in defense spending compared to domestic spending as a Republican victory, even though Democrats managed to pass their $700 billion Inflation Reduction Act, which boosted domestic expenditures on climate change and other leftist domestic priorities.
Among other priorities, the bill includes:
$45 billion in military and economic aid for Ukraine’s conflict with Russia. This is billions more than the $37 billion Biden requested
$5 billion in earmarks for 3,200 projects
$47 billion for the National Institutes of Health
$1 billion for Peurto Rico’s electrical grid
$600 million to address water issues in Jackson, Mississippi
The Senate version of the Electoral Count Reform Act, which would change the process for lawmakers to object to the certification of the presidential election
Sen. Josh Hawley’s (R-MO) push to have a ban on TikTok on government devices is included in the omnibus
House conservatives swiftly came out against the omnibus spending bill. Thirteen House Republicans wrote a letter to Senate Republicans, urging them to oppose the bill.
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13 @HouseGOP to @SenateGOP: “…we are obliged to inform you that if any omnibus passes in the remaining days of this Congress, we will oppose and whip opposition to any legislative priority of those senators who vote for this bill – including the… leader.”
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2022/12/20/congress-releases-1-7-trillion-4155-page-omnibus-bill/
Only 13? we're screwed.