From the open thread tonight at Instapundit.com, poster “Balzac’s Citroen Driver” share more on the COVID pork bill:
Ever wonder why your cut of a $900 billion “Covid Relief” bill is only $600? Here are a few reasons:
The Covid relief bill also includes $10 million for “gender programs” in Pakistan
The Covid relief bill sets aside funds to investigate the “1908 Springfield Race Riot”
The Covid relief bill includes a lengthy subsection titled “the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act of 2020”
The Covid relief bill creates a committee to regulate performance-enhancing drugs in horse racing
The Covid relief bill will make it illegal to give racehorses pain-killers before training or racing
The Covid relief bill outlays funds to address gender inequality amongst statues
The Covid relief bill includes funds for a museum that will offer “programming, education, exhibitions” on … “the life, art, history, and culture of women”
The Covid relief bill includes $193 million for federal HIV/AIDS workers stationed abroad to buy new cars
The Covid relief bill includes funding to discourage teenagers from drinking and hooking up
The Covid relief bill stipulates funds can’t be used for accessing pornographic websites unless it’s “official business”
The Covid relief bill provides $40 million for the Kennedy Center
The Covid relief bill creates a commission tasked with educating “consumers about the dangers associated with using or storing portable fuel containers for flammable liquids near an open flame.”
The Covid relief bill includes $1.5 million for the Appropriations Committee’s “Office of Diversity and Inclusion” as well as lots of money for receptions
The Covid relief bill mandates new hiring measures to ensure diversity in the intelligence community
The Covid relief package provides $8 million to support Biden’s presidential transition
The Covid relief package directs funds to pay for the U.S. Senate daycare center
The Covid relief bill includes $40 million for the Kennedy Center
