Posted on 12/08/2022 11:14:35 AM PST by ChicagoConservative27
The House on Thursday passed the annual defense authorization bill, sending the mammoth, $847 billion measure to the Senate for consideration ahead of the year-end deadline.
The National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) passed in a bipartisan 350-80 vote. It was approved under suspension of the rules, an expedited process to pass legislation in the House that requires a two-thirds majority.
“I can’t go through every single item that is in this bill, but I can tell you that just about every member of this House has something in this bill that is important for policy, important in their district,” House Armed Services Committee Chairman Adam Smith (D-Wash.) said ahead of the vote. “This is important policy that makes a huge difference for the people in this body and the people in this country, and I’ve urged us to support it.”
The NDAA, legislation seen as a must-pass for Congress annually, includes an $817 billion top line for the Defense Department and about $30 billion to fund nuclear activities in the Department of Energy.
(Excerpt) Read more at thehill.com ...
Republicans doing everything they can to neuter themselves going into the new year
I love Adam speaks as if it’s difficult for the Uniparty to support this Bill, as if spending tons of money to buy off constituants is an excruciating exercise for those in Washington.
How much for the zalinskis?
They say that as if it's a selling point: they openly boast that it's filled with pork and non-defense related boondoggles.
We're governed by scum.
The reason the People always lose. I wonder how much of it is actually defense spending.
My question too... had to dig to find it:
$800 million in new security aid to Ukraine and billions to Taiwan
‘A reminder that most Democrats in Congress aren’t antiwar and most Republicans in Congress aren’t fiscally conservative. And neither party cares about representative government. They voted yes on a bill they didn’t read! So much for representing you. NDAA passed overwhelmingly.’
https://twitter.com/justinamash/status/1600926791023341568
I can’t go through every single item that is in this bill
see you have to pass it to see whats in it, what a bunch of crap
‘A reminder that most Democrats in Congress aren’t antiwar and most Republicans in Congress aren’t fiscally conservative. And neither party cares about representative government. They voted yes on a bill they didn’t read! So much for representing you. NDAA passed overwhelmingly.’
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We are talking about Billions of $$$
Each and everyone one of them will get their cut one way or another. It all gets filtered through as contributions and laundered through from the benefitting countries and contractors to their party, their family members, their foundations, and future promises to sit on board and get positions as consultants.
Our "representatives" could then see what percentage of the money was going to different states, congressional districts, corporations most likely to win the contracts, etc.
We could then see how corrupt our congressional system is and how the goodies are doled out not by real need, but by seniority.
To the doddering droolers go the spoils!
or...
To those who soil their pants go the spoils! (e.g. Nadler)
Only $800 million? Oh, in the NDAA. Joementia will just write a check for more. 👺
I am not tired of losing yet. Go Establishment (RINOs and DINOs)!
Why is this done in a lame duck session of Congress?
What can’t wait until January, 2023?
Everyone that voted for this should be thrown out of Congress. They didn’t and couldn’t read the damn piece of 💩. They spend America into oblivion and they are our worst enemies. Yes, they are worse than the eff’n Chinese, Norks, and Iranians together. They make America weak while gaslighting Americans about a strong military. Money alone does not equal strength. I guarantee that there is so much woke crap and spending on things that have zero to do with killing and breaking things. Our military needs to be cleansed of woke leftists and everyone of their priorities.
4,000 pages and it passed with “suspension of the rules”, and everyone gets what they want. What is there to question? WTH, at this point, it is only paper since we don’t have ANY of that money anyway.
“How much for the zalinskis?”
My understanding thus far: It includes an allocation of $800 million to help Kiev.
Note that the US Treasury Department requested $14.5 billion from Congress for financial support of Ukraine.....
Bkmk
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