House democrats recently passed a $1.9 trillion emergency COVID-19 relief bill, which includes a ton of funding in areas completely unrelated to the pandemic.
Simply put, the bill is pork-laden.
The 591-page bill, proposed on February 19, includes an additional $300 billion to state and local governments, $130 billion to schools which Joe Biden refuses to open and an additional $19.1 billion for housing assistance.
It also doles out $473 billion in cash payments to individuals, $1,400 for those who earn less than $75,000 a year, an additional $400 in federal weekly unemployment benefits and raises the federal minimum wage to $15 per hour.
The Wall Street Journal editorial board estimates that, of the entire nearly $2 trillion proposed, only about $825 billion less than half is directly related to the pandemic.
The majority of funds are directed to “expansions of progressive programs, pork, and unrelated policy changes.”
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Nancy Pelosi are banded together in their efforts to revive pork-barrel politics so they can pass even more funding for progressive dreams.
Bringing back earmarks could allow Pelosi to bribe lawmakers with relief for their constituents in exchange for passing progressive-left bills that would likely not pass otherwise, BizPacReview reports.
The bill is indeed a democrat wish list that ultimately has little to do with the pandemic. Hidden throughout is funding for basically every piece of democratic agenda, disguised as a way to help Americans through these difficult times.
Including raising the minimum wage, money for arts and humanities endowments, money for museums and libraries, the bill also shells out money to bail out states and shore-up Obamacare.
“The democrats are using this as a cash cow, Senator Marsha Blackburn said. “They are going to keep printing money until they solve their problems.”
“At a time when our projected deficit for 2021 is $2.3 trillion, not including any additional stimulus, we do not need to give corrupt politicians and lobbyists more tools to feed their spending addiction and line their own pockets. If we continue on this path, it won’t be long before Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen will have to call JG Wentworth for cash now,” Rep. Boebert said.
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Schumer little piggy rigged the market,
Biden little piggy stayed home.
Nadler little piggy ate roast beef.
Pelosi Little Piggy rigged the election
Crybaby Cuomo Little piggy went wee, wee, wee, in his pants, all the way to the Nursing home.
LOL.. Nice joke..
He went “wee, wee, wee, in his pants all the way to” destroy any evidence in the nursing home.
You crack me up!!
Where is Bill Gates and his global warming? Just like the cows that Bill Gates wants to get rid of, because cows cause “global warming”, pigs cause global warming. So Bill Gates, I suggest you get rid of your “pig democrats” in Washington DC and throughout the Country, as these pigs are causing “global warming” with all of the “pork” they produce. Oh and just remember, Nancy and Chuck, according to Dr. Ezekiel Emmanuel, senior citizens have little “worth” in society. Since you Nancy and Chuck are seniors, you have little “worth” in society. I wonder if Bill Gates is causing global warming, since he is breathing?
I am glade they are reading the Bill before voting on it. Especially good for those Socialist Democrats that can not read. At least they will all know what’s in the bill —– Nancy Pelosi please take notes.
Well…keeping in view the communist occupier democrats would rather lie.. when the truth would serve them better… I wouldn’t be so sure they read it.
AND… 2/3rds of this obscene, over the top waste of our great grand children’s hard earned sweat equity will make it’s way back to the communist occupier democrat election fraud, treasonous cover up and lame stream media, SCOTUS pay-offs coffer. Just another day wallowing in the cesspool swamp of the militarized zone washington DC. ONE OPTION LEFT.
Do you think this is another dishonorable, dishonest, traitorous Democrat Party Con?
9% of the Bill goes toward COVID-19 related relief,
91% of the Bill goes toward Democrat Party support and agendas.
The Democrat Party is our country’s most destructive and deadliest ENEMY! 🙁 🙁 🙁