Re:Tacking on bills (Score 1)

I work in Congress - so I'll give it a try too. No disagreement with Ryan C. I would add that getting any bill passed is enourmously difficult. You need a majoriy of the House and a 2/3 of the Senate to agree on the same bill. Then the President has to sign it. If he vetoes it then 3/4ths of both Houses have to pass it. I know this is civics 101 - but the system is designed to make it real hard to pass any bill. For that reason, any bill that is seen as 'must pass' becomes a vehicle for many other bills to be attached.