The
bill also continues a few riders that interfere in the District of
Columbia's ability to use its funds as it sees fit. Finally, the bill is notable for the things that it does not include. Congress has rejected draconian cuts to the Environmental Protection
Agency and the State Department. There is important funding for border
security, but not for a wasteful and ineffective border wall. In
addition, Democrats successfully blocked many poison-pill riders from
the bill that would have harmed our environment, banned funding for
Planned Parenthood and other women's health programs, and rolled back
important consumer protections. With the passage of the omnibus bill,
we will avoid a dangerous government shutdown.
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