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How do legislators justify proposing over 500 bills with no force of law (expressing opinions and naming post offices) when there isn't enough time to pass individual budgets this year, resulting in more earmarks on huge consolidated omnibus bills?
Asked by: michael perigard from Seattle, WA. Received 24 Votes.
Categories: Campaign 2008 · Ethics · Money & Politics. Tags: budget · campaign finance · Congress · ethics · government · house · legislature · partisan politics · senate · spending.

Listen to: U.S. Rep. Norm Dicks (D-WA)

I completely agree. I think we should pass all twelve of these appropriations bills. That’s been my constant message to our leadership—let’s pass our bills and get our work done. I want to bring up mine first. I want to go first with the interior and environment appropriations bill.

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