Remember back in 2010 when Nancy Pelosi said, "We have to pass the bill so that you can find out what is in it."
Well it just happened again. This is what the new $1.7 trillion omnibus bill looks like.
4. No Lawmaker Has Read This Package
No member of Congress is physically able to read all of this spending package before voting on it.
In addition to the 12 regular appropriations bills, the omnibus bill includes two supplemental spending acts and 21 other separate divisions spanning topics as complex and varied as the Electoral Count Act, public land management, and antitrust enforcement.
As mentioned, the package contains 6,825 pages: 4,155 pages of legislative text plus 2,670 pages of explanatory materials that instruct agencies how to carry out the provisions and include at least 4,000 earmarks to pay for the pet projects of representatives and senators.
All totaled, this material is roughly twice as long as the Bible, and lawmakers planned to vote on it in fewer than four days.