Posted on 03/26/2020 3:49:27 PM PDT by Syncro
Republican and Democratic senators unanimously voted to pass a coronavirus relief bill late Wednesday that gives $350,000,000 to assist refugees and migrants.
Earlier this week, it was revealed that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s relief package would include $300,000,000 for refugee assistance.
The new bill, approved by the Senate and now headed to the House, includes an additional $50 million on top of Pelosi’s initial $300 million for refugees.
On page 817 of the 880-page bill, the measure calls for “an additional amount for ‘Migration and Refugee Assistance’, $350,000,000, to remain available until expended, to prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus.”
Excerpt, read more at Daily Caller
OK, so I’ve gone to the actual bill.
https://www.scribd.com/document/453288920/Final-Coronavirus-Package-Text#from_embed
I’ve searched for the word ‘refugee’. I’ve searched for the numbers ‘350’. I’ve searched for the word ‘migrant’.
I see nothing. I think we are being fleeced by Daily Caller.
insulting PDJT as an open borders RINO is being the pale. it’s ignorant, and it’s embarrassing. I can only hope that you can’t get your meds because of the lockdown, and that’s why you’re being so ridiculous and irrational.
And see my above. I don’t even see the numbers 350 together, presumably you’d spell out those numbers, right?
The Uni-Party always gets its graft. Always.
What an insult.
It would take an Amendment.
Clinton briefly had a Line Item Veto but SCOTUS killed it.
Planned Parenthood? Money to rich universities? They still there?
Thanks, I’ll read it.
I just think this is not needed, just go back to work.
search for “refugee”. pg 817. it’s there. it’s also irrelevant, all things considered.
I agree with you.
Trump’s gonna commandeer that to use on the wall to assist ‘migrants’ to steer clear of the wanton-flu-infested USA.
IF this is the Bill there is wiggle room
“$350,000,000, to remain available until expended, to prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus.”
It specifically talks to refugees and CV. Keep building the Wall, cut off legal immigrants, kill off the virus.
If he signs it, there goes about 10-15% of his votes in November.
He better not!
that’s it. It’s vague. it could be anything. people are freaking the hell out over literally nothing.
bkm
I completely agree. It’s not like Pelosi decides exactly how those funds are spent. The president will control the all the details on how this money is deployed. He might spend it on airfare out of the country for refugee and migrants to protect them against the coronavirus. He could also use it to vaccinate refugees and migrants.
Lastly, Trump needed votes for Democrats or we wouldn’t have gotten any rescue money for workers and businesses.
Appreciate the link to 70
The normal annual budget (2019 for example) is 4.5 Trillion. While the 5 billion in the list in post 70 is nothing to sneeze at, I can understand if it took that to pass the relief in the bill.
What else do you do?
When CW2 starts, let me know, but in the meantime, let’s keep things, both good and bad, in perspective. I just can’t get my blood pressure up about 0.25% of the 2 Trillion in this bill
***The Coronavirus porkulos bill jumped up by $500,000,000 in the last few minutes before final vote.***
Then you show a list adding up to several billion.
How many billions are there in 500 million?
Trump controls the money.
Good job girl!
Excellent use of the money!
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