Yeah, disgusting. Forget about the 4000 some odd pages being forced on with no time to review. Some of the things being put into the bill: Expressly prohibits Border Patrol funding from being used to improve border security... While allocating $410 million towards border security for Jordan, Lebanon, Egypt, Tunisia and Oman A "Ukrainian Independence Park" in Washington DC $335 million to prepare for an influenza pandemic, including the use of surveillance tools. $65 million to help 'Pacific salmon' populations (and those in charge of handling the money, we assume) $3 million for 'bee-friendly highways' and another $5 million for the salmon $575 million for "family planning" in areas where population growth "threatens biodiversity." $65 million in two programs for Senator Leahy and a federal building named for Nancy Pelosi $3.6 million for the "Michelle Obama Trail" $477k for "antiracist" training, $3 million for a LGBTQ+ museum in NYC, $1.2 million in "services for DACA recipients" $524.4 million for the NIH to fight "structural racism" $7.5 million to better understand "domestic radicalization" and $1 million for gun violence research Gender programs in Pakistan and $200 million for Gender Equity A 15% increase in the vaccine injury fund $11.33 billion for the FBI, $1.75 billion for the ATF and $2.63 billion for US attorneys (all significant increases over the previous year) $70 million for minority business development, an increase of $15 million from Fy22 I'm sure the responses will all be things about "but Trump"...but who cares. Bad spending is bad spending and this Congress takes the cake.
I hear Mitch gutted IRS funding and voted with gusto as deplorables cheered in the background yelling big gov talking points and blaming immigrants for their shitty roads and hospitals?
I should note that I am much more in favor of bee friendly highways than just about everything else in the bill!
I don't know what the hell you're on about, but Mitch is a giant part of the problem, not the solution. See, that's how it should work. I don't care what team you play for if you do a bad job.
Same shit...different toilet over past 22 years.... Easy to spend when you can just print more money. I would love to know who the author of the Bee Friendly Highway provision is...thats my hero.
I have no issues with money spent at home. However, the earmark for foreign countries (allies or adversaries), leave much room for backroom dealings.
Well Im not voting for Biden or Trump in 2024 so I'm doing my part. I used to care about the budget but reached the point of why give a shit as its clearly not going to change.Just hope the reckoning isn't during my lifetime.