there is a meta-problem that leads to this situation: " It's not clear when—or even if—this legislation will come up for a vote. Traditionally, a bill like thi

there is a meta-problem that leads to this situation: " It's not clear when—or even if—this legislation will come up for a vote. Traditionally, a bill like this would be considered by a Senate committee before making its way to the Senate floor. But as Congress has become more dysfunctional" "it has become increasingly common for bills like this to get attached at the last minute to gargantuan "must-pass" spending bills." This has to come to an end, no more dealing from the bottom of the deck.