Lawmakers released the $1.3 trillion, 2,232-page omnibus spending bill on Wednesday night, which Congress has to pass by midnight Friday to avert a government shutdown.
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) said on Wednesday night, “Every bill takes compromise, and there was plenty here, but at the end of the day we Democrats feel very good because so many of our priorities for the middle class were included.”
The budget shocked conservatives, including Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY), as it flies past the spending limits set by the Budget Control Act of 2011.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) struck a deal in February to increase domestic and military spending by nearly $300 billion over the next two years. The bill includes an additional $90 billion in disaster aid for states and localities affected by last year’s hurricanes and $140 billion for emergency military funds.
Jason Pye, vice president of legislative affairs for FreedomWorks, said, “Republicans don’t know how to stop spending money.”
Rep. Mo Brooks (R-AL), a member of the conservative House Freedom Caucus, told Breitbart News in an exclusive interview that our national debt has skyrocketed in recent years to untenable levels.
“This year, we’re looking at a deficit of $750 to $1 trillion. Next year, the estimate is $1 trillion or more. I have to wonder if there is any way that we can avoid a national insolvency or bankruptcy.”
Sen. Richard Durbin (D-IL) told Fox News “We got about 80% of what we were trying to get.."
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6 comments:
At $300 Billion for the Military, every Man, Woman, and Child in the US will pay $1,000 per year to fund the Military.
That is an outrage.
Then, they added insult to injury with another $140 Million reserved for "emergency" Military spending.
This Country is doomed as certain as was Rome.
This war profiteering will never stop as the corporations seem to own the Congress and POTUS.
Its not the budget, its an Omnibus Spending Bill. Which means The Pres dosent have to spend it nor does he have to spend it on what its tagged for. Crooked dems been had again lol. Maybe we'll get that wall after all.
We do need to bring our military back up to par, obummer totally devastated them, unlikely Trump will spend it all....
There is plenty of money in that thing to build a big, beautiful wall and the stupid dems can't stop it because they all just voted for it!!
3D chess folks.
Anytime Schumer or Pelosi says it is a good thing, trust me, we the people have been screwed!!
on top of the 20+ trillion we already owe and the 8 trillion that obama saddled us with i would say that 1.3 trillion is nothing to worry about. i wonder how much of that 1.3 trillion is going to supporting illegal aliens?
Who is the enemy of the US for which it needs a $300B budget?
Taliban?
Al CIA Duh?
Is Is?
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