Making laws
omnibus
A single giant bill packaging many separate measures, often all annual spending bills, into one take-it-or-leave-it vote.
In full
When Congress cannot pass its twelve appropriations bills separately, leadership bundles them (plus assorted riders) into one omnibus measure negotiated at the top and voted on quickly. Members face a package deal: reject a provision they hate and they reject government funding with it.
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