"there are a lot of riders on this year's draft spending bills that the two parties are fighting over.
10. Like what?
The biggest ones are Planned Parenthood and Syrian refugees. Republicans want to bar the federal government from reimbursing Planned Parenthood for patient services in the wake of those videos released this year....
11. But isn't Congress moving separate legislation on those issues?
Yes. But President Obama would veto those bills, and Republicans don't have big enough majorities to overcome the vetoes.
12. So why would adding them to the omnibus bill work?
The theory is that the spending bill is 'must pass' legislation. If the president refuses to sign it, the government shuts down. So Republicans believe they have leverage to add things Obama otherwise would not accept."
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2015/12/08/24-questions-threats-of-government-shutdown/76994550/
10. Like what?
The biggest ones are Planned Parenthood and Syrian refugees. Republicans want to bar the federal government from reimbursing Planned Parenthood for patient services in the wake of those videos released this year....
11. But isn't Congress moving separate legislation on those issues?
Yes. But President Obama would veto those bills, and Republicans don't have big enough majorities to overcome the vetoes.
12. So why would adding them to the omnibus bill work?
The theory is that the spending bill is 'must pass' legislation. If the president refuses to sign it, the government shuts down. So Republicans believe they have leverage to add things Obama otherwise would not accept."
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2015/12/08/24-questions-threats-of-government-shutdown/76994550/
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