Dec 29, 2020
8 min read
The Problem with 5,593 Pages
In the span of just a week the informally-titled Covid Relief bill cleared Capitol Hill and summarily departed Trump’s desk with his signature. It clocks in at an eye-watering 5,593 pages. What an end to the dizzying spectacle that was 2020! The bill itself is a confusing mashup of Congress’ regularly-scheduled year-end spending spree and the pressing business of a Covid relief package. The sheer length of it is not the bill’s only…
