Why I Oppose Omnibus Bills and Political “Stacking”

Congress should vote on laws one at a time — openly, clearly, and on their own merits. Instead, what we get are massive, last-minute omnibus bills that bundle hundreds of unrelated items together and force lawmakers to vote yes or no on the whole package. That's not governance. That's a scam.

What is an omnibus bill?

An omnibus bill is a single piece of legislation that combines many different, often unrelated, items into one massive package. Instead of debating and voting on each issue separately, Congress bundles everything together — sometimes thousands of pages — and forces a single up-or-down vote, often under deadline pressure.

These bills are typically dropped at the last minute, leaving little time for anyone to actually read them. Members of Congress are then pressured to vote yes on the entire package or risk being blamed for blocking something popular — like disaster relief or military funding — that was buried inside.

How “stacking” works — and why it’s dishonest

Political stacking is the practice of attaching controversial, wasteful, or self-serving provisions to popular or urgent legislation. Here’s how it plays out in practice:

• A disaster relief bill gets loaded with unrelated earmarks. Vote against it and you’re “against helping flood victims.”
• A defense spending bill includes a pay raise for congressional staff. Vote no and you’re “against the troops.”
• A popular healthcare provision gets bundled with a $50 billion foreign aid package. Vote no and you’re “against healthcare.”

This is political hostage-taking. Lawmakers are cornered into supporting things they would never vote for on their own — or face attack ads back home. It’s designed to avoid accountability, not enable it.

The real cost: transparency and trust

When a 4,000-page bill gets passed in the middle of the night with no time for review, a few things happen:

• Citizens can’t track what’s actually being passed into law.
• Lawmakers can hide wasteful spending and insider deals in the fine print.
• Nobody is truly accountable for the bad parts — they can always point to the good parts as justification.
• Special interests get their provisions inserted quietly, with no public debate.

This is one of the biggest reasons people don’t trust Washington. And honestly? They’re right not to.

My standard: one bill, one purpose

I believe every bill that comes to a vote should meet a basic standard:

• One main purpose. If it’s a highway bill, it’s about highways. Not foreign aid, not congressional perks, not unrelated policy riders.
• Clear language. If the average citizen can’t understand what it does, it needs to be rewritten — not rushed through.
• Enough time to review. No more midnight votes on thousand-page bills. Lawmakers and the public deserve time to read what’s being passed.
• A straightforward vote. Yes or no, on the merits — not under threat of political attack.

This isn’t about ideology. It’s about accountability. When you pass an unread, stacked omnibus bill, you can always blame someone else for the bad parts. When you vote on a single, clear bill, you own your vote — and so does everyone else.

What I’ll do differently

If elected, I will:

• Oppose earmarked, stacked omnibus bills — regardless of what’s bundled inside.
• Support separate bills for separate issues so every provision gets the debate it deserves.
• Push for transparent, trackable spending so Nevada families can see exactly where their tax dollars go.
• Cast clear, defensible votes — no hiding behind package deals or last-minute pressure.

I’m not going to Washington to go along to get along. I’m going to represent you — straightforwardly, independently, and with full accountability for every vote I cast.