This legislation has 6,488 earmarks totaling 8.3 billion. Dems are embracing the bill as they feel in the 112th congress Republicans will put a stop to their spending. Harry Reid, unsurprisingly supports the bill which totals 1.1 trillion and calls it "a very good piece of legislation."
Dems obviously did not get the message on Nov. 2nd and few have or will have read the bill before Christmas.There are actually 12 bills rolled into one. This gives the legislators very little time to go through and cut unnecessary funding.
The bill also has $1,000,000 to fund the health care bill, which many now consider unconstitutional after Mondays ruling and making many lawmakers very angry.
If Republicans block the bill they will be accused of trying to stop the funding to the federal government.
Senator DeMint is calling for a reading of the bill to try a filibuster before passage.
This bill costs more than the tax rate extension.
Here are some examples in the bill
$500,00 for Blue Fin Tuna tagging and research in Calif.
A tie-$300,000 for the Iowa Orchestra and $106,000 for the Utah Symphony
$235,000 for noxious weed management
$522,000 for cranberry and blueberry disease and breeding
$849,000 Swine waste management in North Carolina
$413,000 Peanut research in Alabama
Move Nevada to the "Pacific Coast States" letting Harry direct funds to his state.Which part of Nevada borders the Pacific Ocean?"
It also includes FDA Food Safety Bill. 1.4 billion for the federal government to control our diets. Feds who know little about forming guidelines on temperature, what soil we use, how much water to use and what kind of animals to put on our land.
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