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Tuesday, August 17, 2010

Defense Appropriations Raided To Fund Teacher Bailout

Along with taking money from the food stamp program, the Democrats in Congress also quietly gutted billions that was previously appropriated to the Defense Department for such things as weapons and ammunition, armored vehicles, aircraft, missiles, new construction and more, in order to 'pay' for the $26 billion teachers union/medicaid bailout that was recently passed.

You'll find it documented here (toward the bottom in Title III).

Funding for SOCIAL SECURITY and The Dept. of Education help for students was also raided:

Sec. 317. The unobligated balance of funds appropriated in the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1995 (Public Law 103-333; 108 Stat. 2574) under the heading ‘Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund’ is rescinded.

Sec. 318. Of the funds appropriated for the Commissioner of Social Security under section 2201(e)(2)(B) in title II of division B of Public Law 111-5, $47,000,000 are rescinded.

Sec. 319. Of the funds appropriated in part VI of subtitle I of title II of division B of Public Law 111-5, $110,000,000 are rescinded, to be derived only from the amount provided under section 1899K(b) of such title.

Sec. 320. Of the funds appropriated for ‘Department of Education--Education for the Disadvantaged’ in division D of Public Law 111-117, $50,000,000 are rescinded, to be derived only from the amount provided for a comprehensive literacy development and education program under section 1502 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.

Sec. 321. Of the funds appropriated for ‘Department of Education--Student Aid Administration’ in division D of Public Law 111-117, $82,000,000 are rescinded.Sec.

322. Of the funds appropriated for ‘Department of Education--Innovation and Improvement’ in division D of Public Law 111-117, $10,700,000 are rescinded, to be derived only from the amount provided to carry out subpart 8 of part D of title V of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.

(The final bill is also documented at Thomas.loc.gov)

These cuts speak for themselves.

(Hat tip to Nancy at Rightbias.com)

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

They're raiding social security to bail them out as well .

Concerned Retiree said...

The Teachers don't need SSI with their retirement benefit. They could care less as long as they don't have to suffer along with the rest of the people. They think they are the Obama ELITE.