Posted on 12/18/2024 9:33:06 AM PST by george76
Washington DC is now officially known as Pork City! Why? Take a look at the House’s Continuing Resolution to to keep the Federal government funded. Includes $110 billion in disaster assistance for relief efforts in North Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Oklahoma, and Western region, among others.
The 1,547 page federal spending bill has so many outrageous things in it, it’s hard to know where to begin – but it without a doubt should NOT pass as-is. But a great example of why we need @doge more than ever to reel in the governments insane spending & redundancies.
Highlights:
1. $8 BILLION—For Emergency Relief for damage caused by a cargo ship to the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, MD and 20 surrounding counties, including reconstruction of the bridge.
2. A section regarding our health agencies – has a lot of red flags – and appears to aim to limit what the new HHS Secretary (@RobertKennedyJr) can and cannot do:
“The Secretary may not revise the Vaccine Injury Table to include a vaccine for which the Centers for Disease Control &!Prevention has issued a recommendation for routine use in children or pregnant women until at least one application for such vaccine has been approved… Upon such revision of the Vaccine Injury Table, all vaccines in a vaccine category on the Vaccine Injury Table, including vaccines authorized under emergency use… shall be considered included in the Vaceine Injury Table and they also added “CLARIFICATION—Notwithstanding… an injury or death related to a vaceine administered at a time when the vaccine was a covered countermeasure subject to a declaration under section 319F-3(b) SHALL NOT BE ELIGIBLE FOR COMPENSATION under the Program.”
$100 billion in disaster relief for hurricane-hit states.
$30 billion in economic assistance for farmers.
Restrictions on U.S. capital investment in China, a win for GOP hawks wary of Beijing’s influence.
A delay in the implementation of a “beneficial ownership” database meant to curb money laundering until 2026.
The transfer of RFK Stadium to the District of Columbia, clearing the way for a shiny new Washington Commanders stadium.
The relocation of an Air National Guard fighter squadron from D.C. to Maryland.
Even the American Music Tourism Act of 2024 got squeezed in.
Why isn’t the shipping company that slammed into the Francis Scott Key bridge paying for its repair? And why aren’t football fans paying for a new football stadium?? Etc. Etc.?
House Speaker Rutherford should officially switch parties and become a crazy spending Democrat!
One day a week a few weeks a year?
You cannot expect Mike Johnson to stop the Scratchy Scratchy.
Then let the local businesses pay for it rather than people from Nebraska.
Hahaha! I get it. You love your team. And bigger government funding projects that make already crazy wealthy owners even richer. While mom, dad, the kids, and the waiters at the local restaurants foot a good part of the bill. I understand now.
If it was a good investment the government wouldn’t need to spend a dime.
BIN-—GO!!!!
We also know who attends expensive sporting events in person—the wealthiest ten percent of the population.
It is an abomination to have everyone else subsidize the entertainment of the well to do.
Bull! Rich people and sports fanatics go to the games, but even if what you said was true, the feds have no business indulging in these ‘investments’, also known as corporate welfare.
I suppose that no one goes to the game, stays at hotels, or out to eat, while the Bills have their current stadium.......
Did you read the same page that was posted, I’ll put it in quotes:”House Speaker Rutherford should officially switch parties and become a crazy spending Democrat!” Haze for “Hayes” since his reasoning and explanations have been hazy, maybe even foggy.
It has become a cruel joke when a congressperson declares they control the purse strings. This sure looks like the State department, NGOs and bureaucrats control spending. Man up Congress!
Washington DC is now officially known as Pork City
Where all get a shot to whack the kickback cash democrats most noted.
Joey winks.
Hmmmm. I was thinking it was like the Durante sign off - “Good night Mrs. Calabash.” Now I’ll look for the cited page. Thank you for posting this.
Gwjack
...then the restauranteurs can PAY for it... not taxpayers in TX! are you a registered big govt Demonrat?
How do I benefit from building a new football stadium, to be located 1300 miles from where I live and one which I’ll never attend?
Called my Congressman: “DO NOT VOTE FOR THE 1,500 PAGE MONSTROSITY”
(9) Ticket prices keep going up and up and up.
Only the rich or the team-crazy can afford to go to games. Many tickets are purchased by corporations and given out as favors to clients.
A continuing resolution? NO, just another jam-packed onmibus spending bill.
One that not only contains outrageous spending but also apparentl has regulations aimed to prevent the future reduction in the size of goverment.
We still don't know who was piloting that ship. Since it was still in the harbor, the harbor pilot should have been in control. What are they trying to cover up? Are they stretching the timeline to report who was piloting it until someone in the chain of command retires?
Is the pilot a relative of a powerful politician?
Did the pilot fail a drug test?
Was the pilot a Didn't Earn It (DEI) hire?
Did the pilot turned the ship over to the foreign crew before the ship left the harbor?
"You got it bro. Just go under that bridge right there."
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