{"id":1784183,"date":"2022-12-22T12:41:42","date_gmt":"2022-12-22T17:41:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1784183"},"modified":"2022-12-22T12:53:40","modified_gmt":"2022-12-22T17:53:40","slug":"congress-gives-itself-a-funding-boost-in-omnibus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/congress-gives-itself-a-funding-boost-in-omnibus\/","title":{"rendered":"Congress Gives Itself a Funding Boost in Omnibus"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcongress-gives-itself-a-funding-boost-in-omnibus%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1784183&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p class=\"speakable\">One of the biggest spending increases in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/kevin-mccarthy-breaks-mcconnell-will-oppose-omnibus-bill\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">$1.7 trillion spending bill<\/a> that Congress is hoping to pass this week is funding for Congress itself.<\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">The bill includes across-the-board increases for every federal entity, including the legislative branch, which would see a 16.5% funding increase if the bill becomes law. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/sen-rand-paul-mocks-massive-trillion-omnibus-bill-hazardous-debt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">That increase for Congress<\/a> is second only to funding for military construction and veterans, which get a 20.9% bump, according to an analysis from the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget.<\/p>\n<p>Total legislative branch funding would be $6.9 billion for the fiscal year, up $975 million from last year. The bulk of that increase would go toward safety and security, and the bill makes it clear that lawmakers are worried about the prospect of another Jan. 6-style attack on Capitol Hill.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/title-42-immigration-fight-stalls-mammoth-1-7-trillion-spending-bill-senate\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>TITLE 42 IMMIGRATION FIGHT STALLS MAMMOTH $1.7 TRILLION SPENDING BILL IN THE SENATE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: none;\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/640\/320\/Pelosi-Schumer-CoVid-farm-bill-thumb.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Congress is rushing to pass a spending bill that would give Congress itself one of the largest funding increases in the bill.\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p>Congress is rushing to pass a spending bill that would give Congress itself one of the largest funding increases in the bill.<br \/>\n<span class=\"copyright\">(AP Photo\/Alex Brandon)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>For example, more than half of the increase for Congress would go to the Architect of the Capitol, which maintains buildings on the Capitol complex. &#8220;This funding includes $403 million, an increase of $341 million, for the Capitol Police Buildings, Grounds, and Security to support significant enhancements to the physical security of the Capitol Complex as a result of the security recommendations made after the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/house-republicans-release-counter-report-jan-6-security-failures-capitol\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">January 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol<\/a>,&#8221; according to a Senate summary of the bill.<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. Capitol Police would get a 21% increase, to $734.5 million.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/jan-6-committee-releases-executive-summary-detailing-trumps-unlawful-conduct\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>JAN. 6 COMMITTEE RELEASES 154-PAGE EXECUTIVE SUMMARY DETAILING TRUMP&#8217;S \u2018UNLAWFUL\u2019 CONDUCT, CRIMINAL REFERRALS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/640\/320\/GettyImages-1243945256.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Worries about another Jan. 6-style attack, which lawmakers investigated at length over the last two years, led to sharp increases for security funding in Congress.\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p>Worries about another Jan. 6-style attack, which lawmakers investigated at length over the last two years, led to sharp increases for security funding in Congress.<br \/>\n<span class=\"copyright\">(Bill Clark\/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;Based on a significant increase in threats made against Members of Congress, the bill provides $9.5 million to enhance the investigative and protection ability of the Department, in order to protect the legislative process and to provide the ability of Members of Congress to carry out their constitutional responsibilities in a safe environment,&#8221; the bill summary says. &#8220;The bill continues $2 million to provide off-campus security for Members in response to evolving and growing threats.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I., who chairs the Senate Appropriations subcommittee on the legislative branch, said a key aim of the bill is to &#8220;protect the Capitol complex&#8221; and its workers, and to &#8220;keep visitors safe.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>As of Thursday morning, it wasn\u2019t entirely clear that the giant spending bill would pass this week. Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, was seeking to add an amendment to the bill that would keep in place a Trump-era policy under which millions of migrants have been turned away at the border because of concerns about spreading COVID-19.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/texas-gov-abbott-polar-vortex-threatens-migrants-bidens-border-disaster\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>TEXAS GOV. ABBOTT WARNS POLAR VORTEX THREATENS MIGRANTS DUE TO BIDEN&#8217;S BORDER \u2018DISASTER\u2019\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/640\/320\/GettyImages-1234075998.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Sen. Mike Lee is pushing to add language to the spending bill that would keep in place a border policy that has turned away millions of migrants over fears of spreading COVID-19.\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p>Sen. Mike Lee is pushing to add language to the spending bill that would keep in place a border policy that has turned away millions of migrants over fears of spreading COVID-19.<br \/>\n<span class=\"copyright\">(Bill Clark\/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>When it became clear that amendment could pass, Democrats froze the process and were looking for ways to avoid that vote.<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday morning, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., announced a series of votes on amendments that he said reflected an agreement that should allow the Senate to pass the bill Thursday.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/apps-products?pid=AppArticleLink\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Senate passage on Thursday should allow the House to approve it by Friday. Congress is rushing to get the bill done to avoid a partial government shutdown after Friday, when a temporary spending bill expires.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-bio\">\n<p>Pete Kasperowicz is a politics editor at Fox News Digital.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of the biggest spending increases in the $1.7 trillion spending bill that Congress is hoping to pass this week is funding for Congress itself. The bill includes across-the-board increases for every federal entity, including the legislative branch, which would see a 16.5% funding increase if the bill becomes law. 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