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91% of @HouseDemocrats $1.9T corrupt COVID relief package isn't even for COVID relief!

A thread on Dems once again trying to force their socialist wish list on Americans ⬇️ nrcc.org/2021/02/23/dem…

@HouseDemocrats 1. Pet Projects:
✔️ $100M for the Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) expansion in San Jose, California
✔️ $1.5M for the Seaway International Bridge
✔️ $1.5B for Amtrak
✔️ $500M to fund the arts
foxnews.com/politics/house…

@HouseDemocrats 2. Financial assistance for illegal immigrants:
✔️ $350M for state and local governments which can be spent on services for illegal immigrants
foxbusiness.com/economy/califo…

@HouseDemocrats 3. Schools - but not to get kids back into classrooms
✔️ 95% of the funding allocated for schools doesn’t even get to schools this year, and not a penny has to be spent on getting kids back into classrooms.
washingtonexaminer.com/washington-sec…

@HouseDemocrats 4. Teachers’ Unions:
✔️ Up to $10M can go to teachers’ unions, the organizations currently fighting to keep schools closed.
wsj.com/articles/the-t…

@HouseDemocrats 5. Abortions:
✔️ Planned Parenthood is still eligible for PPP funding and tax dollars can be used for abortions.
catholicnewsagency.com/news/pro-life-…

@HouseDemocrats 6. Environmental Justice Grants
✔️ $50M for leftist environmental groups
axios.com/covid-19-envir…

@HouseDemocrats 7. Racial Justice provisions for farmers
✔️ More than $1B toward “socially disadvantaged” farmers and related groups
foxnews.com/politics/biden…

@HouseDemocrats 8. Foreign food aid
✔️ $800M in foreign food aid
wsj.com/articles/the-n…

@HouseDemocrats 9. Pension plans
✔️ $86B to rescue underfunded pension plans
wsj.com/articles/the-n…