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And they have sent a letter to Harry Reid and Mitch McConnell to that effect:
Leader Reid and Leader McConnell:
As Senators-Elect and a Senator, we stand united in opposition to the current effort in Congress to pass yet another unseen bill, loaded with wasteful spending.
In November, the American people clearly rejected Congressional action on bloated spending bills that are pushed through at the last minute that few, if any people, have read. Americans rejected massive spending bills, wasteful spending and business as usual in Washington.
We look forward to supporting a disciplined, transparent process that does not rush a 1,900+ page Omnibus Appropriations bill through Congress without opportunity for debate or amendment. The misguided Omnibus Appropriations bill should be rejected in favor of a short-term Continuing Resolution to keep the federal government operational until the 112th Congress with its new mandate in place.
Please reject the effort to pass both the Omnibus and the full-year Continuing Resolution. Come January, we stand ready to fight for fiscal responsibility, spending cuts and budget restrictions that will get our nation back on track. Adoption of a short-term measure will give us an opportunity to confront these spending issues early next year, as the voters demanded.
Sincerely,
Senator Mark Kirk (IL)
Senator-Elect Rand Paul (KY)
Senator-Elect Kelly Ayotte (NH)
Senator-Elect Pat Toomey (PA)
Senator-Elect Roy Blunt (MO)
Senator-Elect Marco Rubio (FL)
Senator-Elect John Hoeven (ND)
Senator-Elect Ron Johnson (WI)
Senator-Elect Mike Lee (UT)
Senator-Elect Rob Portman (OH)
Senator-Elect John Boozman (AR)
Senator-Elect Dan Coats (IN)
Senator-Elect Jerry Moran (KS)
Does this have an impact on the debate? Not sure. But that is a pretty wide range of ideological perspective and unity in opposition is symbolic of something.
