I’ve seen a lot of people trying to argue that the omnibus and stimulus bills weren’t the same bill. They were IN the same bill. They were merged ON PURPOSE, not by mistake and not because it was quicker to vote that way.

The swamp has been making bigger and bigger bills in an effort to force members to vote on them. A 5500+ page bill has something for everyone, and that’s the strategy. It backfired this time because they added too many things people didn’t want.

I didn’t vote for the bill but I respect the people who did vote for it.

We were given two bad choices. (1) Fund everything or
(2) Fund nothing.

I hope my colleagues will be forthright and admit that this is legislative malpractice.

One bill should cover one topic not 1,000 !