Democratic Senator Schumer's $12.7 billion earmarks proposal faces strong opposition from Republican lawmakers like Rick Scott and Mike Lee. They criticize the excessive spending on projects like an environmental justice center in NYC and a Thanksgiving Parade, contributing to the national debt of $34 trillion.
MEGABUS #1 is a massive spending bill with more than 6,000 earmarks. We should not be giving $12.7 billion to Congressional pork projects when we are $34 trillion in debt. https://t.co/OyMh9mVtKN
.@SenSchumer’s MASSIVE spending package is packed with 6,600+ earmarks totaling $12.7 BILLION DOLLARS. Skyrocketing inflation. Massive debt. But Washington keeps spending your money on stupid pet projects. NO MORE EARMARKS.
Earmarks make sense for Democrats. Earmarks are consistent with their worldview. I have no use for congressional Republicans who love earmarks. Neither do Republican voters. Stop the earmark-riddled #SchumerMinibus.
The era of the earmarking Republican must come to an end. Now! Earmarks are the corrupt currency of Congress. No self-respecting Republican should touch them.
There are over 6,000 earmarks in the bill, costing taxpayers a total of $12.7 billion. There is no way any mortal could actually vet all of the earmarks in the 48-hour time period they’ve given us so far. These highlights are just the tip of the iceberg. Heads must roll. https://t.co/bqtgtxPVPm
The next Senate GOP leader should NOT be someone who votes for the #SchumerMinibus. Earmarks contributed to our $34 trillion debt. They are the corrupting currency of Washington. Republicans must forswear earmarks. The #SchumerMinibus is full of them, and should be rejected.
We have earmarks to bankroll a Thanksgiving Parade with $3.5M. Millions earmarked to fund environmental and social justice centers in NYC & San Francisco. All of it a massive waste of taxpayers' hard earned money. This is how we get to $35 trillion in debt. STOP EARMARKS NOW!
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.