Posted on 02/28/2021 2:22:15 PM PST by Kaslin
White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki on Sunday attempted to spin President Joe Biden's $1.9 trillion pork-filled coronavirus relief plan, dubbed the American Rescue Plan. Even though more than one-third of the bill will be spent over the next decade, instead of immediately, Psaki said that's necessary for budgetary purposes.
"The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office says that more than one-third of the total bill, $700 billion, would not be spent this year. It would be spent between 2022 and 2031," Fox News host Chris Wallace said. "So how does that qualify as COVID relief?"
According to Psaki, the focus of the bill is getting direct cash payments to Americans and the COVID vaccine distributed.
"People also have to plan. Schools have to plan to reopen, they need to do budgetary planning over the course of years, businesses need to do that as well," Psaki explained. "So this package is, of course, meant to provide immediate direct relief but also provide a bridge to help us get through this crisis."
Wallace pointed out that schools would receive $170 billion but the Congressional Budget Office says 95 percent of the money will be spent between 2022 and 2028, not immediately. The bill would also include $480 million for arts, humanities, museums, and libraries.
"Again, what does that have to do with emergency COVID relief and getting kids back into school this year?" the Fox News host asked.
"90 percent of this bill goes to address the twin crises we're facing right now, Chris, which is getting the pandemic under control and helping the American people go back to work, helping them get the relief they need to get through this period of time," she said. "Schools are like businesses, Chris. They need a budgetary plan over a period of time. Some have to frontload changes, whether it's to their facilities, or ensuring that if they have to hire additional teachers or bus drivers–"
"But we're talking about a decade," Wallace chimed in.
"Well, they have to plan over a period of time," she retorted. "I'm sure I don't want my kids going to school where they have to fire teachers next year or do the facility upgrades, I should say, necessary in order to ensure they're going to school safely."
I can’t stand that little puke face Pissaki.
If Jen Psanti is the best Slow Joe can find, Old Joe’s administration is in seriouss trouible.
If Jen Psanti is the best Slow Joe can find, Old Joe’s administration is in seriouss trouible.
700 Billion to send out into financial paper holes for various “functions, and causes.”
As Derek Hunter [WCBM] calls her:
Ginger Goebbels
Joe is slow with my free dough.....
WHERE’S OUR DOUGH JOE?! 💰💰💰
Just another perk for being ruled by a communist dictatorship...
Smile... Stay positive... Only 11,998 months till it ends...
Although Apophis will have three chances in the next 50-years to end it...
Billions here, billions there, billions billions everywhere. It’s always always always done like this so politicians in power can skim off the top. They’ve been doing that for decades and both parties are guilty.
We need to put a stop to all of this.
I’m far more concerned about machine politic infrastructure is put in place by money that, “goes to the big guy.”
Democrats desperately had tto build a war chest for overcoming the vast majority of Trump supporters.
The money is so big, how can all of it be followed? Even a tiny little bit of the 700 billion is a huge investment even year by year.
Resident Biden has nothing but our best interests at heart. /s
It is rumoured that Jen idolizes and tries to look like James Bond super villain Col. Rosa Klebb.
Jen advanced through the ranks at The Ministry of Truth
Jen and Rosa have poison-tipped shoes. Jen loads hers with AIDs virus provided by her friend Col. Anthony Fauci. Jen "circles back" behind her enemies to plant her shoe tip in the proper place.
It would be a shame if something happened to your daughter.
She “circles back” so much she must be getting dizzy
$1.9 trillion, divided by 150,000,000 taxpayers, is $12,666.66 per taxpayer.
LOL Hilarious!
Worst Press Sec of all time.
Congratulations, Jen.
Kat Timph on Gutfeld does a great imitation of her!
“Jen Psaki’s Terrible Spin on the Pork-filled American Rescue Plan”
Jen Psaki’s Terrible Spin on the Pork-filled bankrupt Democratic controlled cities Rescue Plan
There, fixed it
Hey Jen, why not just answer the asked question and drop all the camouflage and spin.
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