These Are a Handful of Garbage Items Tossed Into the COVID Relief Bill
There have been complaints – and very valid ones at that – about members of Congress and their staff not having enough time to read the text of the more than 5,000 page document. . .
That begs the question: what is in the bill that is not tied to the pandemic? Here are just a few:
The Covid relief bill lays the groundwork for a “Climate Security Advisory Council” pic.twitter.com/DK66scA970
— Tom Elliott (@tomselliott) December 21, 2020
Some highlights of garbage in the COVID relief bill.
Invasive Species assessment, mitigation and reductions. Price tag: $130,000,000 (pp 1594) pic.twitter.com/Ci5lReStU1
— Beth Baumann (@eb454) December 22, 2020
Creating a US-India Gandhi-King Development Foundation with an annual budget of $30,000,000+ pic.twitter.com/dSZ4nBNBOy
— Beth Baumann (@eb454) December 22, 2020
Apparently Congress is worried about "water resources on the Tibetan Plateau." No price tag is associated with this, from what I can see. pic.twitter.com/RwMqn3maIC
— Beth Baumann (@eb454) December 22, 2020
Wait. It looks like it's $1,00,000. And there's a scholarship too. pic.twitter.com/oBLPhNk4N6
— Beth Baumann (@eb454) December 22, 2020
The Covid relief bill also includes $10 million for “gender programs” in Pakistan pic.twitter.com/7kivucCjvY
— Tom Elliott (@tomselliott) December 21, 2020
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