re: Both the Republicans and Democrats do that...
Remember the 100,000 cops program...That was designed to sunset also, and of course the Republicans who didn't want to renew it could then be potrayed as anti-law enforcement.
This is why I am for strict term limits on all elected offices in Washington DC...
The Pork it what keeps the re-election train rolling.
The Republicans I supported in large part because of their "promise" to push term limits convienently forgot them as soon as they won the majority in both house and Senate.
Maybe the Democrats should take up the cause.
The only thing proping up the ponzi scheme is immigration, mostly illegal immigration.