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why block the stimulus bill ?
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Quote:Why are Republicans blocking this $2 Trillion congressional Virus Stimulus Bill ???

 
Hard to believe but look it up on the Congressional website for HR 748 from 116th Congress.
 
American population: 330,483,530
 
Stimulus bill: $2,000,000,000,000 ($2 Trillion)
 
Dividing the cost by every in America is $6,051.74
 
The government could have given every person over $6,000, but instead will give $1,200 to each adult under a certain income.
 
Wanna know where the missing 96%  of your tax dollars went?
 
$300,000,000 for Migrant and Refugee Assistance pg 147
 
$10,000 per person for student loan bailout
 
$100,000,000 to Nasa, because, who knows why.
 
$20,000,000,000 to the USPS, because why the hell not (That’s $20 Billion)
 
$300,000,000 to the Endowment for the Arts -  because of it
 
$300,000,000 for the Endowment for the Humanities/ because no one even knew that was a thing
 
$15,000,000 for Veterans Employment Training / for when the GI Bill isn't enough
 
$435,000,000 for mental health support
 
$30,000,000,000 for the Department of Education stabilization fund/ because that will keep people employed (all those zeros can be confusing, that’s $30 BILLION)
 
$200,000,000 to Safe Schools Emergency Response to Violence Program
 
$300,000,000 to Public Broadcasting / NPR has to be bought by the Dems
 
$500,000,000 to Museums and Libraries / Who the hell knows how we are going to use it
 
$720,000,000 to Social Security Admin / but get this only 200,000,000 is to help people. The rest is for admin costs
 
$25,000,000 for Cleaning supplies for the Capitol Building / I kid you not it's on page 136
 
$7,500,000 to the Smithsonian for additional salaries
 
$35,000,000 to the JFK Center for Performing Arts
 
$25,000,000 for additional salary for House of Representatives
 
$3,000,000,000 upgrade to the IT department at the VA - $3 Billion ? ? ?
 
$315,000,000 for State Department Diplomatic Programs
 
$95,000,000 for the Agency of International Development
 
$300,000,000 for International Disaster Assistance
 
$90,000,000 for the Peace Corp pg 148
 
$13,000,000 to Howard University pg 121
 
$ 9,000,000 Misc. Senate Expenses pg 134
 
$100,000,000 to Essential Air carriers pg 162 This of note because the Airlines are going to need billions in loans to keep them afloat.
 
$100,000,000 is chump change
 
$40,000,000,000 goes to the Take Responsibility to Workers and Families Act This sounds like it's direct payments for workers. Pg 164
 
$1,000,000,000 Airlines Recycle and Save Program pg 163
 
$25,000,000 to the FAA for administrative costs pg 165
 
$492,000,000 to National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) pg 167
 
$526,000,000 Grants to Amtrak to remain available if needed through 2021 pg 168 (what are the odds that doesn't go unused)
 
Hidden on page 174 the Secretary has 7 days to allocate the funds & notify Congress
 
$25,000,000,000 for Transit Infrastructure pg 169
 
$3,000,000 Maritime Administration pg 172
 
$5,000,000 Salaries and Expensive Office of the Inspector General pg 172
 
$2,500,000 Public and Indian Housing pg 175
 
$5,000,000 Community Planning and Development pg 175
 
$2,500,000 Office of Housing
 
What DOES ALL of this have to do with the Virus? Are you angry yet?



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why block the stimulus bill ? - by 727Sky - 10-13-2020, 12:50 AM
RE: why block the stimulus bill ? - by ABNARTY - 10-13-2020, 02:38 AM

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