This article addresses the U. S. Congress' increasing dependence on the
use of omnibus appropriations bills in the budget process for the
purpose of facilitating member support to reach a budget agreement. In
this regard, the article attempts to demonstrate that, for as long as
congress members continue the to be confronted by certain political and
structural factors that are built into the political system, the use of
omnibus appropriations bills, along with the earmarks which they
contain, will continue ad infinitum.