19 Republican senators just voted for a $1.2 trillion “infrastructure” package that’s filled with leftist garbage.
There’s been a lot of smoke and mirror efforts to hide what’s in this bill, so let’s take a look at what they actually voted for.
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First, the bill isn’t focused on hard infrastructure and instead provides billions to Green New Deal programs.
For example, it funnels $16.2 billion to renewable and energy efficiency projects and $7.5 billion to electric vehicle chargers. (2/14)
Even when it funds "hard" infrastructure, it also wastes your money on programs that have no business being in an “infrastructure” bill.
Of the $65 billion for broadband, over $14 billion goes to a permanent federal welfare program to pay individuals’ internet bills. (3/14)
Americans should also know that the money for “roads and bridges” will ALSO pay for things like a $10 million program to “benefit pollinators on roadsides” or a $250 million program to remove “invasive plants.” (4/14)
Contrary to what some Rs say, the bill is not “paid for.”
Supporters griped when CBO determined it would add $256 billion to the deficit.
The top “pay for” – $210 billion in unused COVID relief – is just repurposed deficit spending that will make record inflation worse (5/14)
Further analysis from UPenn's Wharton School found the bill would add $351 BILLION to the deficit and wouldn’t significantly help economic growth through 2050
But supporters claim $56 billion of total cost would be covered by such growth. (6/14)
Third, contrary to some R's claims, it is chock-full of woke language and Critical Race Theory.
Check out this line on the “disadvantaged business enterprise program,” which could have been written by CRT hustler Ibram X. Kendi himself... (7/14)
PLUS, it includes $2.75 billion for a “digital equity” program (CRT in practice), because “Achieving digital equity is a matter of social and economic justice…”
This part also explicitly prohibits discrimination against “actual or perceived… gender identity.” (8/14)
Fourth, this bill creates a pilot program that could lead to the government tracking and taxing every mile you drive (meaning double taxation for most drivers) (9/14)
This program also obviously poses a nightmare for civil liberties.
If implemented nationally, the federal government or a third party could track every mile you drive with on-board devices, smart phone apps, etc. (10/14)
Next, the Rs voting for this are willfully handing federal bureaucrats MORE POWER.
Pete Buttigieg would get final authority over an extra, unheard-of $105 billion in grant programs – a far cry from his $368 million budget as mayor of South Bend. (11/14)
Texans specifically lose out in this bill. It provides almost as much new money for transit and rail as roads and bridges. 92% of Texas commuters rely on roads to get to work
FYI — Amtrak from San Antonio to Austin takes nearly 2.5 hrs (~2x the time it takes to drive) (12/14)
Not to mention this whole thing is swampy from the get-go.
Analysis found that almost 2,000 corporations and organizations have lobbied the federal government to get their cut of this spending. Basically, it's a massive corporate welfare bill. (13/14)
The United States is the organization’s LARGEST contributor and provide a WHOPPING 22% of the UN Budget
Let’s take a look at what US taxpayer dollars to the UN are promoting⤵️🧵
While Israel is defending the sovereignty of their nation UN Secretary General BLAMED Israel for Hamas’ terrorist attack saying, “Hamas attacks did not happen in a vacuum, the Palestinian people have been subjected to 56 years of suffocating occupation"
Biden is LYING about @HouseGOP’s responsible debt ceiling plan
Why?
Because he doesn’t want Americans to know the truth that HIS rampant spending is fueling the inflation and policies that are ACTUALLY hurting our veterans
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What Biden isn’t telling you is that HIS OWN Office of Management of Budget suggested cutting the VA by 22%
Just look at this letter the VA sent Democrat appropriators
Meanwhile, House Republicans have NEVER said this
Meanwhile 80% of disabled veterans said inflation brought on by President Biden’s reckless spending created financial hardship for their families last year
2/3s said they “couldn’t make ends meet at some point in the past 12 months”
The $1.7 trillion omnibus would funnel BILLIONS of taxpayer dollars to woke pet projects from members like AOC & Hakeem Jeffries.
Then why are some Senate Republicans planning to vote for it?
Here are 55 terrible earmarks that NO REPUBLICAN should vote for🐖🧵:
The omnibus bill will funnel MILLIONS of taxpayer dollars to LGBT groups peddling radical gender ideology - many of those $$$ will go to orgs that target YOUTH
You won’t believe how ridiculous some of these earmarks are⬇️⬇️⬇️
🚨$105,000 for a “mentoring program for LGBTQ youth” at Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Pittsburgh