Udall Introduces Legislation To End Omnibus Spending Bills

3/2/06

Udall Introduces Legislation To End Omnibus Spending Bills

Washington, DC - Congressmen Mark Udall (D-CO) and Steve Chabot (R-OH) today introduced the Stop The Omnibus Pork (STOP) Resolution to end the practice of combining individual appropriations bills into one massive omnibus spending bill. Omnibus bills are usually considered at the end of the legislative session when they are brought to the House floor with little debate and no opportunity for amendments to be offered.

"With our nation facing serious budget deficits, it is crucial that Congress works to eliminate wasteful spending," Chabot stated. "I have always believed that omnibus spending bills are a poor way to pass budgets. Too many pork-barrel projects are inserted into these bills without proper consideration. We need to open the budget process so that all spending bills can be thoroughly reviewed and debated before a vote."

"A pig in a poke is bad enough, but these omnibus bills are a herd of hogs. These massive bills often package hundreds of billions of dollars in spending into thousands of pages of legislation, and are rushed to the floor for consideration with little or no debate. This is neither an effective nor fiscally responsible way to govern our nation," said Congressman Udall.

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