Dems Move to Push For Last-Minute Spending

A Saturday vote is in the works, as Democrats push for a last minute, ditch effort, to pass $1.1 trillion in spending before the beginning of the year, when they lose their power.

Senate Republicans blasted the bill as a crude Democratic attempt to push through funding for pet projects known as earmarks before the new year, when Republicans will wield greater clout in Washington.

Republicans also objected to the $8.3 billion worth of pet spending projects tucked into the bill, even though they personally requested many of the earmarks. Many voters view earmarks as a prime example of wasteful government spending, and Republicans vowed to renounce them after winning big in the Nov. 2 congressional elections.

"We will reject any earmarks requested by us or anyone else because that's what the American people have said they want," said Republican Senator John Cornyn.

These people aren't fooling anyone. The bill will most likely pass. They all just want to put on a dog and pony show.

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