December 15, 2014 10:53 AM UTC

What is a CRomnibus?

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• by: Colorado Pols

We've been discussing the so-called "CRomnibus" quite often in this space, but what does the term "CRomnibus" actually mean?

As a public service to our readers here at Colorado Pols, here's the definition: The term "CRomnibus" refers to Congressional legislation that is something of a combination of an "omnibus bill"–which is how Congress often funds the government in recent years, in lieu of some or all of twelve "regular" appropriations bills from the respective Appropriations subcommittees. A "Continuing Resolution," or "CR," is how Congress ends up temporarily funding the government while they bicker and argue over specific issues. That's more of what we've seen lately.