From WSJopinion: Democrats have added close to $5 trillion in new spending in two years. They now want more, as well as the chance to add pork and policy riders.
Wonder Land: The FTX founder has given effective altruism a bad name. That doesn’t mean it’s a bad idea. Images: FTX/Reuters/WSJ/Storyblocks Composite: Mark KellyWhen is $5 trillion still not enough? Answer: When you’re a progressive about to lose your grip on total power. That’s how to read Democrats’ attempt to jam Republicans into one last, lame-duck, spending hurrah.
Congress is marching toward a Dec. 16 expiration of government funding. Democrats want to stuff all 12 of Congress’s annual, overdue spending bills into a giant “omnibus” to finance government through September 2023. According to their media note-takers, the failure to pass an omnibus bill will result in one of two apocalyptic scenarios: a government shutdown, or the ruin of federal agencies forced to maintain spending at current levels.
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