A voter is angry that his or her congressman voted for a bill ...

[asd123]

A voter is angry that his or her congressman voted for a bill that contained an amendment unrelated to the bill without knowing about the amendment. The congressman explains that this occurs because
 
  a. aides do not have time to fully read bills and inform congressional members.
  b. amendments sometimes are added at the last minute.
  c. representatives do not get copies of full bills before they vote on them.
  d. there simply is not enough time to understand each bill.

Question 2

A congresswoman is explaining that she occasionally votes for bills that need, but do not contain, provisions for funding because
 
  a. appropriations bills are usually considered in specific years.
  b. once the bill has passed, it is often easier to find funding for it.
  c. she can support the cause without having to find money for it.
  d. there isn't enough money left in the budget for some issues.

[momtoalll]

Answer to Question 1

B
Amendments are sometimes added at the last minute in order to get a specific congressional member to vote for the bill. Other legislators may not be aware of the addition of such pork barrel legislation to the bill and may vote for (or against) the bill without knowing that they are voting on specific projects.
Aides do read bills and give reports to their congressional members, but members should not rely totally on the aides to understand bills.
Representatives do get the bills before voting on them; however, to gain the vote of specific congressional members, pork barrel legislation (for special pet projects) is often added to the bill at the last moment (and some members may not be aware of this).
Congressional members should take the time to fully understand the contents of each bill before voting.

Answer to Question 2

C
Congressional representatives often vote for bills that do not contain funding so they can be seen as supporting the cause without having to provide funding.
Authorization bills for funding programs, if present, usually pass around the time the original bill passed, and the first authorization bill for a program is often named for the program it funds.
Bills are not usually passed in the hope that funding can be found at a later date.
It certainly may be true that there is not enough money left in the budget, but it is not the reason that this is done as a practice.