With the collapse on Wednesday of a bloated stopgap bill to avert a government shutdown by the end of the week, there has been a push among Republican members of Congress to pass a “clean” continuing resolution (CR) without all the add-ons that doomed the initial measure. But the final product may yet have some, albeit fewer additions than what critics derided as the “cramnibus.”
After President-elect Donald Trump came out against the bloated CR negotiated by leaders in the GOP-led House and Democrat-controlled Senate, Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) declared: “Well, that’s that. Time to pass a real CLEAN CR. Next time we can save a few trees and leave the 1547 page monstrosities in the drafts folder.”
By advocating for a “clean” CR, lawmakers on Capitol Hill are pushing for a bill that would temporarily fund the federal government without being filled with the pork often packed…
