@realcaseyrollins i guess i think horse trading — i'll assent to your priority if you assent to mine — is an important part of the legislative process. it'd save money if only individual line items a majority supports git funded, but i don't think it'd lead to better government over all. your community might really need some Federal support of a health clinic, and mine might need a bridge repaired. funding both might be better overall, from a national perspective, than neither.