Senator Jerry Moran voted in favor of the bill that allowed the government to avert the fiscal cliff for now. Moran says the bill sets the tax rates and provides some assurances for the business community, which could lead to economic growth.

However spending was not addressed, and the Senate Appropriations Committee member says spending will be front and center as the new session begins Thursday.

Moran, who was in Hays Wednesday before returning to D.C., said he’s frustrated that major issues like this are negotiated by a few instead of truly following the legislative process and that it was drug out until the last minute.