GOP Leaving Spending Bills to Democrats

[jpak]

http://www.lasvegassun.com/sunbin/stories/bw-cong/2006/nov/20/112001867.html

WASHINGTON (AP) - Republicans vacating the Capitol's luxury suites are dumping a massive spring cleaning job on Democrats moving in. GOP leaders have opted to leave behind almost a half-trillion-dollar clutter of unfinished spending bills,

There's also no guarantee that Republicans will pass a multibillion-dollar measure to prevent a cut in fees to doctors treating Medicare patients.

The bulging workload that a Republican-led Congress was supposed to complete this year but is instead punting to 2007 promises to consume time and energy that Democrats had hoped to devote to their own agenda upon taking control of Congress in January for the first time in a dozen years.

The decision to drop so much unfinished work in Democrats' laps demonstrates both division within Republicans ranks and the difficulty in resolving so many knotty questions in so short a time. GOP leaders promised their House and Senate members the December lame duck session would last no more than two weeks, or until Dec. 16 at the latest.

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[williesgirl]

1. God forbid they'd work full, days, weeks, months. They shouldn't be allowed to leave unfinished

business to take a vacation. Couldn't get away w/that in private sector.

[William769]

2. Good thing Democrats know how to multitask!

:)