Typical of any Congress to hid some policies inside the obnoxious amount of pages that bind a spending bill together. So far Media has found hidden money for Medical Marijuana, Infectious Disease and Crabs… No not those crabs but the Golden Crabs – PB/TK
6 policies Congress hid in the new spending bill – By DANNY VINIK 05/02/17
When Congress passes a spending bill, it’s never just about the money: Massive omnibus legislation like the deal agreed to late Sunday are a vehicle for all kinds of changes to American policy. The headlines about the 1,665-page bill surround its billions of dollars of new spending for the military and border security—and the total absence of any money for President Donald Trump’s wall between the U.S. and Mexico. But while those issues have dominated the news during the high-stakes negotiations, the bill also contains a long list of smaller policy changes, on everything from medical marijuana to the official name of a certain type of crab.
These changes are often buried in legalese, and sometimes even lawyers have difficulty determining what exactly they mean. But they will touch almost every aspect of the country. And as with Congress’s refusal to fund the border wall and make major cuts to domestic agencies, the changes clearly run against Trump’s policy priorities. Here are six policy changes—big and small—tucked into the bill:
Continue to politico.com article: http://www.politico.com/agenda/story/2017/05/02/6-policies-congress-hid-in-the-new-spending-bill-000431
