#WhoSaidIt: "[The #SpendingBill is] jam-packed with #wokeism, #specialinterests and #wastefulspending..."? https://tinyurl.com/PIQ-DQM #free2play #games #trivia #news #politics #politicaliq

It makes me almost physically ill to know that while #migrants are freezing in the cold at the border, our government budgeted another $800+ billion for defense contractors to spend on fancy new toys. Don't ever let politicians tell you there's no money for public welfare programs. #Budget #SpendingBill

Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) warned of the Electoral College’s “danger” to democracy during an appearance on CBS’ “Face The Nation” on Sunday. https://www.huffpost.com/entry/jamie-raskin-electoral-college_n_63a910d6e4b0cbfd55dc9202 #jamieraskin #January6thCommittee #jan6 #electoralcollege #omnibus #spendingbill #electoralcountact #politics

can kicked til September

the dem no vote was AOC and the present vote was Talib

#HR2617 #SpendingBill

Per Senate Majority leader & the passage of the #omnibus ( #spendingbill) that passed the #senate:

BIG: Our amendment to pass the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act passed!

Because if you are #pregnant and working during your pregnancy, you should have the right to workplace accommodations.

It’s one of the most significant improvements in #worker protections in years.

Huge wins today!

The Senate passes a $1.7 trillion spending budget, including $45b towards Ukraine. Now goes to the House, expects to pass as well.

Arizona agrees to remove those ridiculous storage containers acting as a fence from the border. It is a win for the environment as well!

Democrats and a small number of Republicans who worked with them, continue to deliver. #spendingbill #Arizona #DemocratsAreDelivering

Huge wins today!

The Senate passes a $1.7 trillion spending budget, including $45b towards Ukraine and reformed Electoral Count Act.

Now it goes to the House, expects to pass as well.

Arizona agrees to remove those ridiculous storage containers acting as a fence from the border. It is a win for the environment as well!

Democrats and a small number of Republicans who worked with them, continue to deliver. #spendingbill #Arizona #DemocratsAreDelivering

In lieu of the Congressional #spendingBill that increases the #Pentagon military budget by 10% I am linking to my #RonDellums story about why I don't think all spending #Pork is necessarily bad. Let me decipher what is IN the bill before passing judgment https://twitter.com/AdreanaInLB/status/1000077363667845120?s=20&t=5cy-ZZPBEM4NMz-BMc43Ag

Should the $1.7 trillion spending bill pass?
#politics #news #spendingbill #ukraine
https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/20/politics/spending-bill-congress-omnibus/index.html

4000 PAGE MASSIVE #SPENDINGBILL THAT NO ONE HAS READ! #SENATE TO VOTE TODAY! “The #legislation is 4,155 pages and the Senate is expected to vote on it Tuesday night.” It PROHIBITS #bordersecurity
FULL REPORT HERE:
https://www.facebook.com/100064808645817/posts/pfbid02PUi7g5NWhFVJY9FuejQ6mWwWgChWqjjvwAYDAqCSE53cfVgeubZhbZ1VH2nHXx6Vl/?mibextid=cr9u03

4000 PAGE MASSIVE #SPENDINGBILL THAT NO ONE HAS READ! #SENATE TO VOTE TODAY! “The #legislation is 4,155 pages and the Senate is expected to vote on it Tuesday night.” It PROHIBITS #bordersecurity
FULL REPORT HERE:
https://www.facebook.com/100064808645817/posts/pfbid02PUi7g5NWhFVJY9FuejQ6mWwWgChWqjjvwAYDAqCSE53cfVgeubZhbZ1VH2nHXx6Vl/?mibextid=cr9u03

With discussion around the #omnibus #spendingbill the word #trillion is used pretty casually for a number most can't comprehend or grasp, so I figured I'd give some context.

1 trillion is written with 12 zeros: 1,000,000,000,000

A trillion square miles would cover the surface area of #earth over 5,000 times

Households making $50,000/yr would take 20 MILLION YEARS to pay a $1 trillion debt

Remember this when debating family during the #holidays

#Government #politics #spending #mastodon

#F___ING INSANITY” THE MASSIVE #SPENDINGBILL PROHIBITS FUNDS FOR #BORDERSECURITY As much as we blame #Democrats for the abject failure at the #SouthernBorder the #Republicans have not insisted on Border Security either. Beligerrently, #MitchMcConnell announced that funding for #Ukraine was the most important priority for the U.S.
FULL REPORT HERE:
https://www.facebook.com/100064808645817/posts/pfbid024mNzoCTNPunTu1B4wtPGMN5oiLA19FQdX9JUSp52HmC3SKZAr6PqAX34LPdQy1j7l/?mibextid=cr9u03

“A once-promising #bipartisan bill to erase the sentencing disparity between crack and powder #cocaine failed to make it into a year-end omnibus spending bill winding through #Congress, likely dooming efforts to pass crack cocaine sentencing reform for yet another legislative session.” @cjciaramella @reasonmagazine #drugwar #spendingbill https://reason.com/2022/12/20/congress-yet-again-fails-to-pass-crack-cocaine-sentencing-reforms/

In the spending bill
Military gets a big boost
Lobster industry wins

#spendingbill #lobster #military #haiku #poetry

https://www.nytimes.com/article/spending-bill-fy23-congress.html

Retirement savings
A way to help future selves
Spending bill provides

#retirement #savings #spendingbill #haiku #poetry

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/20/your-money/spending-bill-401k-retirement-savings.html

MASSIVE #SPENDINGBILL, NO #ILLEGALIMMIGRATION PROVISIONS AND NO #CHILDTAXCREDIT EXPANSION. In the last big act of this #Congress a $1.7 TRILLION spending Bill is up for consideration. It will keep the government functioning until September 2023.
FULL REPORT HERE:
https://www.facebook.com/100064808645817/posts/pfbid02EfPTPBhi4oMXDrH7LL1DaM4XojksPvVRcF1pGch8ZnRAwQbeE7UcTcP4Mab65LUNl/?mibextid=cr9u03

Lawmakers put Electoral Count Act, crafted as response to Jan. 6, in omnibus bill #electoralcountact #omnibus #democratics #congress #spendingbill #jan6 https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/12/19/electoral-count-reform-omnibus/

#SamCast for 12/20/22

1. #SpendingBill New congressional spending bill
https://apnews.com/article/3e0fef206f524f6b1b67f7c36178a688

2. #Trump GOP embrace of Trump muted
https://apnews.com/article/dc73b08e64ef1abc0d933fc80883d6c4

3. #UkraineWar Zelenskyy visits frontline
https://apnews.com/article/9b7d42d3897185c0ecff222e5149e4ea

4. #Nazi Irmgard Furchner: Nazi typist guilty of complicity in 10,500 murders
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-64036465

#Senate passes temporary #spendingbill, averting #shutdown as talks go on

Democrats and Republicans still hope to achieve a longer-term spending deal that will last into 2023

https://www.washingtonpost.com/us-policy/2022/12/15/government-shutdown-averted-spending-bill/