What's Wrong With the Massive Omnibus Spending Bill
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Dec. 17, 2015 |
Good morning from Washington, where conservatives and liberals in Congress have different ideas about what's good and bad in a 2,000-page spending bill that lawmakers hope to pass before going home for Christmas. Phil Wegmann has that story. Melissa Quinn highlights a campaign finance measure that didn't make the cut. In a commentary, Heritage Foundation policy experts comb through the omnibus budget to analyze key provisions. And Josh Siegel looks at how Republicans will keep fighting President Obama's climate agenda. |
CommentaryWhat's Wrong With the Massive Omnibus Spending BillHeritage experts have combed through the bill's numerous provisions on matters ranging from sanctuary cities to Planned Parenthood. |
NewsHouse Conservatives Deride Spending Bill for Not Including Conservative PrioritiesRep. Dave Brat, R-Va., gave the spending bill a "F" and said it was "a total disaster from a national security perspective." |
NewsRepublicans Will Keep Trying to Block Obama's International Climate Change Deal"We will just keep fighting and are never, ever going to give up," says Rep. Mike Kelly, R-Pa, one of the leaders in the House opposing Obama's climate change plans. |
CommentaryYou Could Go to Jail for Forgetting to Register Your DroneAs of Dec. 21, failing to register a drone that weighs more than 0.55 pounds—roughly the weight of two sticks of butter—can land you in jail for up to three years and subject you to $27,500 in civil penalties and $250,000 in criminal fines. |
NewsCampaign Finance Measure Opposed by Conservatives Kept Out of Spending DealSome conservative lawmakers and leaders opposed the measure because of the "preferential treatment" they warned it would give national parties. They also feared it would marginalize grassroots organizations. |
CommentaryTony Blair Isn't Politically Correct When Talking About Islam and TerrorismAsked by the moderator why he dares speak about Islamist terrorism and extremism, given that the Obama administration insists that such mentions will alienate all adherents of the religion, former Prime Minister Tony Blair simply smiled and said, "Because that's what it is." |
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