It is time we make Congress vote on one issue at a time, and not let them sneak in extras for Lobbyists. Then we can objectively evaluate whether they are really for the American people or not.
In the legislative process, a rider is a provision added to a bill or other measure under the consideration by a legislature, having little connection with the subject matter of the bill. Riders are usually created as a tactic to pass a controversial provision that would not pass as its own bill.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rider_(legislation)
Example of a rider on the fiscal cliff bill: "active financing" exception that permits businesses earning interest on overseas lending to defer U.S. taxes on that income indefinitely.
http://ow.ly/gwzVt sorry huffington post link was to long.