Budget

When the congress debates the budget there are 12 individual appropriation bills instead of whole package called continuing resolution. In the fall of 2022 congressional negotiators unveiled a mammoth $1.7 trillion funding bill called the omnibus bill. Did anyone read the 4,155 page bill before approving. It was stuffed with pork as every congress person could add their pet projects and no one would object. If the budget process is broken down into the 12 bills it gives the congress a chance to evaluate the individual budget items and maintain some control. As the government approaches another shut down on November 17 the Speaker has proposed another approach called laddered continuing resolution. It will allow different parts of the government to shut down at different times basically breaking down the omnibus bill into smaller parts. This will not be popular because it will be more difficult to hide pet projects.