The Michigan House endorses an anti-abortion bill perceived as the most restrictive bill in the country. This bill proposes that women cannot have an abortion after the expiration of 20 weeks (Benson 740). The reason for this period has been cited that the fetus can feel pain. At the end of 20 weeks one can only prescribe for an abortion in the instance the woman’s life is prone to danger (Benson 740). The Republican Party backs the legislation that provides that doctors will provide abortion-patients with forms. These forms will inform the patients of illegality of abortion and determine whether the victim experiences coercion. This bill requires the physical presence of the patient and the doctor to prevent consulting through the phone or the internet. The bill requires the doctor to have an insurance liability cover of up to $1 million that is subject to annual renewal (Benson 742). Additionally, any clinic that advertises abortion services requires licensing and a full surgical suit.
This bill is bizarre since the making of bills cannot prevent women from procuring abortions. The medical practitioners continue to procure abortions without the laws. Instituting a law cannot prevent the activity from continuing. The law should focus on lowering the poverty level, providing universal health, and apprehending the sex predators.
The National health care bill details a publicly financed plan to simplify the procedure for Medicare. This will ensure improvement on patients’ health, free choice of physician, and provide ultimate savings for families in the country. The National health care is not an omnibus bill since it ensures the improved Medicare that is cost efficient and accessible by all citizens in the country. This program knocks down the strenuous cost to healthcare such as high premiums, deductibles, and coinsurance. The National Health care bill covers over 50 million uninsured people and is swiftly expanding to cover the entire nation (Benson 745).
In 2008, President Bush ascent to the $555-billion omnibus appropriation bill to supply finance to the federal states (Landers 8). The transportation sector remained unscathed since certain programs failed to receive much funding. The highway program got a fund of $40.2 billion to repair the collapsed Minneapolis Bridge (Landers 8). The Mass Transit Programs received less amount of funding. The appropriation bill failed to meet the full level authorized for the transit programs.
In 2009, the transportation sector looks rosy courtesy of the disbursed fund to improve the transport sector in the country. The omnibus appropriation bill that includes $3.5 billion caters for the Airport Improvement program (Landers 9). This program continues to provide grants for capital improvement in the airport sector and repairs. This bill boosted the United States Army Corps of Engineers in their several maintenance programs in the year. The infrastructure program was also stipulated to the Clean Water State Revolving Fund. These funds enable the provision of loans to implement projects that relate to wastewater treatment and water quality in the country.
An Omnibus bill is a budget that addresses many subjects concomitantly. For example, a budget bill that addresses budget as the main subject can have other appropriation for special projects contained in the bill. The United States congress adopted the Omnibus bill to consolidate the federal budget for different department into one bill. The Omnibus bill works as a bus since it accommodates amendments and appropriation laws that undergo deliberation before assent. The omnibus bill has amendments that can entirely lead to a new law.
Works Cited
Benson, Clea. "A New Kind of Abortion Politics." CQ Weekly 68.13 (2010): 740-746.
Landers, Jay. "Omnibus Bill Offers Mixed Bag for Infrastructure Funding." Civil Engineering (08857024) 78.2 (2008): 8-9.
