I am a bit miffed by the apparent reaction to this.
I have been watching Congress for years on C-span. I saw the debate over this and it was shameful the way the Dem's used this paragraph to demean the committee that had worked around the clock many days on it.
The real tragedy is that these omnibus bills are necessary.
The Dem's try to derail every one of the 13 or so bills individually, then blame the Repubs for not getting them done and putting them in a omnibus package, then try to find every little thing they can to derail it as well.
And now here we are, bashing them with crap caused by the democrats and helping them as we so often do by knee jerk reactionary %^&%$%&%$^% ^&*^*^&T% (*(&^%&^%$!!!!!!!!
There!! I feel better now!:-)
"I have been watching Congress for years on C-span. I saw the debate over this and it was shameful the way the Dem's used this paragraph to demean the committee that had worked around the clock many days on it."
I don't care HOW HARD they worked on the bill. This is UNACCEPTABLE behavior.
Imagine what happens if the Democrats ever get control of the Senate. Hillary Clinton personally having access to my taxes?
If Istook doesn't get a better explanation, I think this spells "primary challenger" or "early retirement". Is J.C. Watts in that district?