If Congress Doesn’t Have Time To Name The Bills, Do You Think They’ve Bothered To Read Them
Another moment of transparency and good governance brought to you by the Democrat super majority.
It was supposed to be some routine election-year largesse from Democrats: a $26 billion spending measure to aid two of the party’s core constituencies, labor unions, and government workers.
But a watchdog Web site on Sunday evening spotted an unusual feature of the legislation, which the Senate approved by a 61-to-39 vote last week.
It doesn’t actually have a name. Congress’ official Web site calls it the “______Act of____” (PDF). Elsewhere, it’s referred to as the “XXXXXX Act of XXXX.”Whatever the name, or no name, associated with the legislation, it may be too late to christen the bill properly. The Senate has left town until mid-September, and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has called the House of Representatives back into session to vote on the same unidentified legislation.
“Congress seems always to be hurrying,” Jim Harper, editor of WashingtonWatch.com, which first spotted the error, told CNET on Sunday. “When they haven’t taken time to name a bill, you have to wonder how much care they’ve given to the billions of dollars of spending in the bill.”
Who cares? What spends easier than other people’s money?
Tags: congress, democrats, election 2010
