Obama signed the Omnuibus Bill into law today without any cameras. For anyone keeping tabs, add another $410 Billion; or as Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky) puts it "about $24 billion a day, or about $1 billion an hour—most of it borrowed." in the 50 days Obama has been in office (from http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0309/19884.html).
He said it was an "imperfect omnibus bill" referring to all the earmarks. Obama also made use of signing statements. Obama was among many Democrats and some republicans who criticized former President Bush's use of signing statements. To be fair, Bush broke the record by far for number of signed statements while Obama has done only a few.
The Senate had passed the bill 62-35, mostly along party lines.
More at:
http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2009/03/president-oba-9.html
http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2009/03/obama-earmark-1.html
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0309/19895.html
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/obama_spending
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123680763049200481.html
http://washingtontimes.com/news/2009/mar/11/senate-passes-omnibus-bill
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
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