HOUSE REPUBLICANS STAND TOGETHER - WOW!

Why did House Republicans all vote NO on the 2021 Covid Relief Bill? For one... it would have passed regardless of their votes since the Democrats have a slight majority. And two... Republicans have always objected to large wide ranging relief bills that cost taxpayers TRILLIONS of dollars. Instead the Conservatives have always been in favor of targeting the bill to be ONLY for Covid relief. 

As Representative Kevin McCarthy states...... “The Democrats' “COVID” bill is too expansive and too expensive. Only 9% of the $1.9 trillion will be spent to actually fight the pandemic. “

Below are SOME of the examples that were included in this bill that are NOT direct Covid relief items.

"SOCIALLY DISADVANTAGED" FARMERS AND RANCHERS

Addressing farm loans, the bill states that the Agriculture Department "shall provide a payment in an amount equal to 120% of the outstanding indebtedness of each socially disadvantaged farmer or rancher as of January 1, 2021, to pay off the loan directly or to the socially disadvantaged farmer or rancher." 

The purpose of the debt payments is to "alleviate discriminatory barriers preventing socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers from fully participating in the American farm economy." 

The bill also provides another $1 billion to the same group for "outreach, mediation, financial training, capacity building training, cooperative development training and support, and other technical assistance to socially disadvantaged groups." 

FINE ARTS AND MUSEUMS

The bill allocates $135 million to the National Endowment for the Arts and another $135 million to the National Endowment of the Humanities. 

Meanwhile, the bill also allocates $200 million to the Institute of Museum and Library Services. 

PRESERVING NATIVE AMERICAN LANGUAGES

The bill also gives $10 million for the "preservation and maintenance of Native American languages."

 

PERK for FEDERAL EMPLOYEES ONLY

A paid leave perk buried deep in President Joe Biden's $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package offers to pay federal government employees to stay home if at least one of their children is in attendance at a school that has not returned to full-time in-person operation.

The provision, exclusive to federal workers, is sure to draw ire from conservatives as the albatross 591-page document known as the "American Rescue Plan Act of 2021" advances through Congress. The bill has been roundly criticized by Republicans as wasteful and filled with "bailouts, pork, and unrelated policy changes" since its introduction in the House last Friday.

The measure is supported by the "Emergency Federal Employee Leave Fund," which is outlined on page 305 of the House version of the bill. Under the new legislation, $570 million set to be deposited into the fund 

STATE FUNDING BAILOUTS ( NY and California mostly)

350 Billion to poorly ran states as a bailout. The majority of the money goes to California and New York. At the expense of ALL tax payers. You and me.

BRIDGE from NY to CANADA

1.5 million to build a bridge from New York to Canada. Why is this Covid related? It's not. It's "Schumer Shi*"

SILICONE VALLEY UNDERGROUND RAIL PROJECT

House Covid bill has 100 MILLION in funding for the Silicon Valley underground railway project in California. That's called "Pelosi Pork"