WASHINGTON ― A Republican House majority that rode to power in 2010 with promises including making sure bill text is available for at least three days before it’s voted on ― and statements that lawmakers ought to read the bills before voting ― approved a 2,232-page measure Thursday that nobody could have possibly read. Almost exactly 17 hours later, at 1 p.m. Thursday, House lawmakers passed the bill 256-167. asked on the House floor Thursday: What happened to the tea party that “harangued” Democrats about having time to read bills? Mark Wilson/Getty Images House Speaker Paul Ryan wasn't bothered that he broke his party's own rule to push a spending bill to the floor for a vote just 17 hours after a deal was made. We can’t even keep our military and intelligence secrets, but we can sure keep a secret from members of Congress on what is being negotiated on a spending bill.

Source: Huffington Post March 22, 2018 22:07 UTC