After two years of budget blowouts, the Democrat-led 117th Congress is trying one last time for another money geyser before Republicans take control of the House of Representatives. Despite pushing through more than $5 trillion in giveaways to Democrats’ favorite special interests, they want to run up the tab even more in a no-lefty-lobbyist-left-behind omnibus appropriations act.
Republicans should reject an omnibus spending package under these circumstances and insist on a short-term “Continuing Resolution” (CR). A CR is a stopgap measure used to extend federal funding when Congress fails to enact appropriations bills on time and pushes existing funding levels
