Posted on 05/26/2023 6:21:08 AM PDT by ChicagoConservative27
On Thursday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “The Story,” Sen. Chris Coons (D-DE) said that a debt ceiling deal that is only about cuts to domestic spending “will be difficult, because, for many of us, investing in education, workforce, health care is important.”
Host Martha MacCallum asked, “[I]sn’t it incumbent upon all of you to figure out a way to cut some spending? Clearly, there’s waste in government spending.”
Coons answered, “Martha, there [are] two parts of balancing any budget…there’s revenue and there’s spending. And our challenge here is that the House Republican majority is determined to make the Trump tax cuts permanent. That’s at a cost of $3.5 trillion in additional lost revenue over a decade. President Biden has continued to try and put on the table different proposals, ways that we could close tax loopholes or promote tax fairness or ensure that those who owe taxes are paying them –.”
(Excerpt) Read more at breitbart.com ...
Aint that the Truth!
https://www.govinfo.gov/app/collection/budget/2023/BUDGET-2023-APP
one budget item example:
“For necessary expenses of the Department of State and the Foreign Service not otherwise provided for, $9,637,796,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024, of which up to $3,813,707,000 may remain available until expended for Worldwide Security Protection:”
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BUDGET-2023-APP/html/BUDGET-2023-APP-1-16.htm
I’m sick of Coons.
Training and Employment Services
For necessary expenses of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (referred to in this Act as “WIOA”) and the National Apprenticeship Act, $4,410,999,000, plus reimbursements, shall be available. Of the amounts provided:
(1) for grants to States for adult employment and training activities, youth activities, and dislocated worker employment and training activities, $3,019,102,000 as follows:
(A) $899,987,000 for adult employment and training activities, of which $187,987,000 shall be available for the period July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024, and of which $712,000,000 shall be available for the period October 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024;
(B) $963,837,000 for youth activities, which shall be available for the period April 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024; and
(C) $1,155,278,000 for dislocated worker employment and training activities, of which $295,278,000 shall be available for the period July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024, and of which $860,000,000 shall be available for the period October 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024:
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BUDGET-2023-APP/html/BUDGET-2023-APP-1-15.htm
Dear Sen. Coons, When hamburgers cost $15 you don’t buy as many, you should try that some time.
Nothing would please me more than a government shutdown. Federal workforce can be reduced by half and things would go on as normal sans the 50% sitting around doing nothing.
“The Safe Streets and Roads for All grant program provides grants, on a competitive basis, to regional, local, and Tribal governments to prevent transportation-related fatalities and serious injuries on our Nations roadways. This program funds the development of comprehensive safety action plans to support Vision Zero or Toward Zero Deaths. The funding also allows recipients to conduct planning, design, and development activities for projects and strategies or to carry out projects and strategies identified in a comprehensive safety action plan.”
“The Strengthening Mobility and Revolutionizing Transportation (SMART) Grant Program will harness technology, analytics, and innovation to improve transportation safety and efficiency. The SMART program aims to achieve safety, climate, and equity goals by supporting demonstration projects focused on advanced smart city or community technologies and systems in a variety of communities.”
“NATIONAL CULVERT REMOVAL, REPLACEMENT, AND RESTORATION GRANTS”
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BUDGET-2023-APP/html/BUDGET-2023-APP-1-17.htm
Getting rid of most grant programs is easy to do.
Exceptions might be Pell Grants and some transportation grants.
“Office of State and Community Energy Programs
For Department of Energy expenses including the purchase, construction, and acquisition of plant and capital equipment, and other expenses necessary for state and community energy activities in carrying out the purposes of the Department of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), including the acquisition or condemnation of any real property or any facility or for plant or facility acquisition, construction, or expansion, $726,897,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That of such amount, $24,727,000 shall be available until September 30, 2024, for program direction.”
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BUDGET-2023-APP/html/BUDGET-2023-APP-1-9.htm
“Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations
For Department of Energy expenses, including the purchase, construction, and acquisition of plant and capital equipment and other expenses necessary for clean energy demonstrations in carrying out the purposes of the Department of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), including the acquisition or condemnation of any real property or any facility or for plant or facility acquisition, construction, or expansion, $214,052,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That of such amount, $25,000,000 shall be available until September 30, 2024, for program direction.”
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BUDGET-2023-APP/html/BUDGET-2023-APP-1-9.htm
Why not cuts to FOREIGN SPENDING?
Why ask why?
They have a country to destroy.
“USDA’s Rural Housing Service offers a variety of programs to build or improve housing and essential community facilities in rural areas. We offer loans, grants and loan guarantees for single- and multifamily housing, child care centers, fire and police stations, hospitals, libraries, nursing homes, schools, first responder vehicles and equipment, housing for farm laborers and much more.
“We also provide technical assistance loans and grants in partnership with non-profit organizations, Indian tribes, state and federal government agencies, and local communities.”
https://www.rd.usda.gov/about-rd/agencies/rural-housing-service
....And now its a MONSTER that will not obey.
“MULTINATIONAL SPECIES CONSERVATION FUND
For expenses necessary to carry out the African Elephant Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 4201 et seq.), the Asian Elephant Conservation Act of 1997 (16 U.S.C. 4261 et seq.), the Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Act of 1994 (16 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.), the Great Ape Conservation Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.), and the Marine Turtle Conservation Act of 2004 (16 U.S.C. 6601 et seq.), $19,000,000, to remain available until expended.”
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BUDGET-2023-APP/html/BUDGET-2023-APP-1-13.htm
With a surname that's racially insensitive.
“For necessary expenses for collecting, compiling, analyzing, preparing, and publishing statistics for censuses and survey programs provided for by law, $1,505,470,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024:”
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BUDGET-2023-APP/html/BUDGET-2023-APP-1-13.htm
It seems greatly excessive.
“For necessary expenses of the Department of Commerce in fostering, promoting, and developing minority business enterprises, as authorized by the Minority Business Development Act of 2021 (Division K of Public Law 117–58), $110,000,000.”
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BUDGET-2023-APP/html/BUDGET-2023-APP-1-6.htm
“in millions of dollars [2021 2022 2023]
National Marine Fisheries Service 993 965 1,107
Oceanic and Atmospheric Research 579 571 666
Mission Support 311 303 450”
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BUDGET-2023-APP/html/BUDGET-2023-APP-1-6.htm
“That’s at a cost of $3.5 trillion in additional lost revenue”
That is not a cost you moron.
“The Fisheries Finance Program (FFP) is a national loan program that makes long-term fixed-rate financing available to U.S. citizens who otherwise qualify for financing or refinancing of the reconstruction, reconditioning, and, in some cases, the purchasing of fishing vessels, shoreside processing, aquaculture, and mariculture facilities. “The FFP also provides fishery-wide financing to ease the transition to sustainable fisheries through its fishing capacity reduction programs and provides financial assistance in the form of loans to fishermen who fish from small vessels and entry-level fishermen to promote stability and reduce consolidation in already rationalized fisheries. Additionally, FFP can provide loans for fisheries investments of Native American Community Development Quota groups.”
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BUDGET-2023-APP/html/BUDGET-2023-APP-1-6.htm
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