Al Franken...is this for real?

[TheMercenary]

Originally Posted by Redux

The next step are 13 separate appropriation bills which make up the budget, again, where Republicans will have opportunities to offer amendments on each of those bills.

Omnibus Appropriations bill (H.R. 1105)

Despite some initial concern last week among Democratic leaders, they successfully maneuvered around some tricky Republican amendments and kept the bill from being modified.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) said that she would not make her members vote on the package again if the Senate changed it. That would have meant an extension of an existing continuing resolution. That will not be necessary and the bill will now be sent to the President, who will sign it.

Update (3/11): President Obama has signed this bill into law.

http://senatus.wordpress.com/2009/03...riations-bill/