House Republicans block Democrats' effort to advance $2,000 stimulus checks pushed by Trump

[The Mouth]

50. Ignorance is thinking this should be one bill

Blame whatever stupid asshole combined them, because we don't need to be spending money on new museums and other governments right now.

Yes, strip everything out that doesn't relate to getting relief into citizen's hands, funding the actual functions of government (and not pork) and paying the soldiers and sailors. deal with the other crap that isn't life and death later.

"Ignorance" is thinking this should be in an urgent, must pass NOW bill and whining when it causes average taxpayers to think you are a dolt.

From The Hill, FWIW


So where is the rest of the $1.4 trillion going?

Glad you asked.

Exhibit A: "Of the funds appropriated under title III of the Act that are made available for assistance for Pakistan, not less than $15,000,000 shall be made available for democracy programs and not less than $10,000,000 shall be made available for gender programs." Yep. $10 million. For gender programs. In Pakistan.

Exhibit B: Funds for "Resource Study of Springfield (Illinois) Race Riot." That riot occurred in (checks notes) 1908.

Exhibit C: "Statement Of Policy Regarding The Succession Or Reincarnation Of The Dalai Lama." We'll just leave that one there.


Exhibit D: There's actually a commission tasked with educating “consumers about the dangers associated with using or storing portable fuel containers for flammable liquids near an open flame."

Exhibit E: Another $40 million will be allocated "for the necessary expenses for the operation, maintenance and security" of The Kennedy Center, which received $25 million in another COVID-19 relief bill earlier this year. Also in a related story, the Kennedy Center has been closed.

Exhibits F, G, H, I, J: $86 million for assistance to Cambodia; $130 million to Nepal, $135 million to Burma, $453 million to Ukraine, $700 million to Sudan.

Exhibit K: The bill creates a Women's History Museum and an American Latino Museum as part of the Smithsonian. Overall, the Smithsonian gets (checks notes again) $1 billion.

Strip. That. Stuff Out now, put each item in a separate bill, some other day. It's not that those are all bad things, but each should be voted on at another time.