I let my emotions control me yesterday but after breathing and reading up on the actual bill, I think you are spot on. The way I understand it is Trump spends money on the projects within the omnibus that HE wants to as he is only obligated to follow the budget that Congress passes, not an omnibus. With Obama, they continually passed omnibus bills but he was more than happy to spend as much money as possible so all of the pet projects were funded within the bill.
If I have this wrong, PLEASE correct me!
It doesn’t give him the immigration money and tools he asked for. He can’t spend money that congress doesn’t provide. In fact, it specifically prohibits use of his border wall prototypes. And it keeps funding sanctuary cities. He can’t cut their funding without congressional approval
That is how I and others understand it to be. Some others see it differently, however.
That’s why obama never passed a budget in 8 years(!) He just used the Omnibus.
That is how I and others understand it to be. Some others see it differently, however.
That’s why obama never passed a budget in 8 years(!) He just used the Omnibus.