Another Omnibus Surrender

It’s that time of year again – when the Republican leadership in Congress betrays everything they claim to stand for and helps the Democrats pass another 2,000-page, trillion-dollar omnibus spending bill.

Once again, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) is going to completely surrender the power of the purse and give the Democrats everything they want and more.

Later today, the Senate will begin voting on this omnibus bill and Senator McConnell, like Senator Harry Reid (D-NV) before him, will block every conservative effort to slow this bill down or amend it.

The bill was negotiated behind closed doors and now it will be rammed through the Senate with minimum debate.

This is why so many Americans dislike Washington.

Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) said the process is “an affront to the Constitution – the very idea of constitutionalism – and an insult to the American people.”

The omnibus bill itself not only busts the budget caps and increases deficit spending, it does nothing to defund Obamacare, Planned Parenthood, executive amnesty, or the president’s reckless nuclear deal with Iran.

Instead, it fully funds the resettling of refugees from nations with large areas controlled by terrorists, it quadruples the number of visas the president wants for foreign workers, it allows the president to fund the Green Climate Fund, and it gives Obamacare cover by delaying the worst aspects of the law.

This is happening in part because Senator McConnell thought it was wise tounilaterally surrender to President Obama, vowing to never do anything that might lead to a government shutdown. As a result, Democrats can now demand whatever they want in every budget debate and they will get it.

But it’s also happening because Senator McConnell believes this is good for America. He calls this “governing” and brags about how he has cut deals with the Democrats to get the Senate “working again.”

TAKE ACTION

We may not be able to stop this bill today because all of the Democrats will likely vote for it, but we can make it painful for the Republicans who are planning to betray the American people yet again.

Call these Republican senators and tell them to vote against the omnibus bill at every stage of the process.

Remind them that they don’t work for Mitch McConnell and that you didn’t help elect a Republican majority to surrender to the Democrats.

Let them know that they and their colleagues will be held accountable. They’re not tricking anyone and this will eventually catch up to them.

Thank you for standing strong for freedom. We’ll keep fighting!

Sincerely,

Ken Cuccinelli II
President
Senate Conservatives Action

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