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$19.1 Billion ‘Emergency’ Relief Bill Is a Disaster of Waste issuesinsights.com/2019/05/28/eme…
The Congressional Budget Office, the official arbiter of the cost of legislation, says that the disaster aid bill authorizes $19.2 in disaster relief.
But only $5.3 billion of that will be spent this year. Next year, $4.9 billion will go out the door.
But only $5.3 billion of that will be spent this year. Next year, $4.9 billion will go out the door.
That means 47% of the spending authorized by this “emergency” bill won’t be spent until 2021 or later — three years after the disasters occurred. How does any of that constitute “emergency” spending?
