How is it possible that foreign aid and a TikTok bill are in the same bill. That to me sounds like having to vote to accept one thing but also another thing that is completely unrelated.
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In this instance, they are not the same bill — they are four bills being voted on simultaneously.
But yes — Congress often does what is called an “omnibus” bill of stuff that is fairly routine and or not very controversial simply for the sake of logistics. It’s easier to just lump it all together if no one is particularly opposed to doing it that way for a particular set of items.
edit: the 2022-24 cycles are getting fuck-all done, but that’s an exception historically rather than a rule
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