The House just passed a $1.5 trillion spending bill. Almost nobody actually read it

Whether you want the federal government limited to a very minor scope (like I do), love big government, or are even a literal Communist, we should all demand better than this simply as a matter of good governance.https://t.co/WEg9WdrDUI

— Brad Polumbo 🇺🇸⚽️ 🏳️‍🌈 (@brad_polumbo) March 11, 2022

BASEDPolitics’ Brad Polumbo writes, “But what’s so farcical about these developments is that members of Congress only received the 2,700+ page bill’s text at around 2:30 am Wednesday morning. They voted on it Wednesday afternoon! So, only members of leadership and those select few members chosen to huddle behind closed doors and draft the legislation actually knew what was in it.

I spoke to several congressional staffers who confirmed that their offices had less than 24 hours after receiving the 2,700+ page bill to decide their vote on it. They essentially had to vote blindly based on the big-picture analysis and headline summaries they were given. It was metaphysically impossible for their teams to skim—let alone read—the entire legislation before the vote.

And, of course, if they voted against this bill, they will now be accused of opposing pay increases for soldiers and being obstructionists who shut down the government.

To put it mildly, this system is incredibly messed up.”

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