A package of six spending bills, crucial to avoid a partial government shutdown this week, is under scrutiny due to the inclusion of over 6,000 earmarks, detailed in 605 pages, as highlighted by conservative members of Congress. The bills, released by Senator Schumer, span over 1,000 pages and propose spending over $12 billion on earmarks in a single week. Among the controversial earmarks are a $1 million allocation for a new environmental justice center in NYC, an $850,000 earmark for a bus stop, and $1.8 million to expand an LGBTQ community center. Critics, including Senator Rick Scott and Representative Ralph Norman, have lambasted the earmarks as examples of wasteful spending, emphasizing that the funds for these projects would be borrowed, further criticizing the process as indicative of 'swamp' politics.
Congress debates spending bill with 605 pages of earmarks before Friday shutdown deadline The latest spending bill includes a $850,000 earmark for a bus stop and $1.8 million to expand an LGBTQ community center. Read more ⬇️ https://t.co/yZUS5J0WY0
A package of six bills that needs to pass to avoid a partial government shutdown is drawing intense fire from conservatives in both chambers who are zeroing in on more than 6,000 earmarks buried in the package. https://t.co/3EHhsd6wSA
And to think, @SenSchumer wants to spend over 12 BILLION dollars on earmarks THIS WEEK ALONE! It’s unsustainable. Stop the reckless spending and earmarks NOW! https://t.co/Gx3puwIyZ0
🧵⬇️EARMARKS ARE EVIL. Highlights of the worst-of-the-worst earmarks in Schumer’s +1,000 page spending rampage. And keep in mind, we will be borrowing the money to pay for these pet-projects …
It's just like the swamp to take YOUR money, borrow more, and push it all into reckless political pet projects. That’s earmarks in a nutshell. Just look at @SenSchumer's request for $1M to build a new environmental justice center in NYC. Give me a break.
🚨 BREAKING: @SenSchumer just released the text for the first six spending bills we're supposed to vote on this week that includes 605 PAGES OF EARMARKS. One example? Schumer's $1 MILLION ask to build a new environmental justice center in NYC...