Bayh, Feingold Slam $410 Billion Omnibus Bill
Wednesday, March 4, 2009 3:30 PM
By: David A. Patten

Two prominent Democratic senators announced Wednesday they will vote against the $410 billion, earmark-laden discretionary spending bill, suggesting support for the measure may be weakening across party lines.

Senators Russ Feingold, D-Wis., and Evan Bayh, D-Ind., now both say they oppose the legislation, which increases federal spending by 8 percent and contains approximately 9,000 earmarks.

President Barack Obama has said that, if the legislation reaches his desk — it has passed muster in the House — he will sign it.

“The Senate should reject this bill. If we do not, President Barack Obama should veto it,â€