An omnibus spending bill that funds the government through much of next year came under fire from Democrats and campaign finance reform organizations on Wednesday, after it was found to contain controversial policy riders, including one that would strip away many limits on the amount of money wealthy donors can give to political parties and another lifting the ban on risky derivatives trading by government-insured banks.
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), the top Democrat in the House of Representatives said she objects to both the campaign finance rider and the provision that makes changes to the Dodd-Frank law. The latter loosens some restrictions from the 2010 Wall Street reform bill that apply to banks insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.