Omnibus bill will increase deficit and national debt

While U.S. Rep. Pete Aguilar proudly lists local projects that will benefit from the $1.7 trillion Omnibus spending bill, U.S. Rep Jay Obernolte voted against the Omnibus spending bill in the U.S. House of Representatives last Friday, citing objections to the bill’s high top-line spending number and failure to address the nation’s skyrocketing national debt.

Aguilar, a Democrat, and Obernolte, a Republican, both represent parts of Redlands.

“The Omnibus bill increases federal spending by over 9%, which is in addition to the 7% increase enacted by Congress last year,” Obernolte said in a press release.

“As a result, the bill will add an additional $260 billion to our national debt, which already exceeds $31 trillion, over $94,000 for every American.

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