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posted ago by twoscoops4america ago by twoscoops4america +2510 / -0

Step one:

Page 781 of the bill provides $25 million to the Democratic-controlled House of Representatives to cover "salary and expenses."

This is called a payoff. Pure and simple.

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SuperPlah 2 points ago +3 / -1

Read the bill. Really isn't much pork in there beyond keeping federal institutions afloat. 350$MM for refugees is the worst of it. 25$MM for congress is par for the course and isn't an absurd amount. They always vote themselves a piggy bank for their own press tours about how they saved America and that's all that is.

Huge chunk of the money is going to housing programs. Feel like the amounts are unprecedented.

8 billion for tribal governments feels high, especially with another billion or so set aside for them throughout the rest. Not sure what they typically get compared to DC/territories that got 3 billion.

Any company owned by a member/spouse gets screwed out of all the benefits. Their 'anti-Trump corruption' bill.. but I'm confused because this appears to harm more of their house members than anyone else. Whatever, anti-corruption legislation with some teeth is fine.

The most important part of the bill is all the small-business stuff. Events like this kill off the weak and are big-corps favorite thing. Need to protect small-businesses as they make America. Made in America is going to be king on the other end of this and we don't want conglomerates actually making it all in Mexico and stealing the rebound.