Congress Deserves Some Slack for the Appropriations Delay

• By Stan Collender
• Roll Call Contributing Writer
• Nov. 17, 2009, Midnight

One of the things you learn quickly when you spend any time on Capitol Hill is that you never use the phrase “omnibus appropriation” in mixed company. In this case, “mixed company” means any group of people that includes a current or former Member or staffer of the House or Senate Appropriations committees.