Democrats Pass $1.5 Trillion Omnibus Spending Bill After Democrat Disarray
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House Democrats passed a $1.5 trillion omnibus spending bill after hours of delay and Democrat confusion.
House Democrats passed the $1.5 trillion omnibus spending bill, which was separated into two votes. The first half, focusing on security funding, passed with 361 votes for and 69 votes against the provision. The second half, featuring the remainder of the spending, passed with 260 votes for and 171 against the measure.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) held the vote on the spending bill after hours of delay and confusion.
The bill originally had $15 billion in coronavirus aid; however, Pelosi moved to strip the coronavirus aid after facing steep opposition from her own caucus. Democrats had agreed to include offsets in the bill, but many Democrats across the spectrum raised concerns about the bill removing state aid to offset the cost of the $15 billion in coronavirus aid.
In a statement about the move, Pelosi blamed Republicans, even though it was Democrats that had raised issues with the bill.
The bill would provide Ukraine with over $13 billion in new humanitarian, economic, and military assistance in its conflict with Russia.
The omnibus spending bill contains many leftist, woke, and climate change carveouts.
The legislation includes a provision that expands diversity, equality, and inclusion at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence.
The omnibus spending bill funds “border security” for eight foreign countries while including no new funds to construct a border wall along the United States-Mexico border.
Rep. Andy Biggs (R-AZ), who voted against the omnibus, said in a statement on Wednesday, “This bill would exacerbate our out-of-control spending. At a time when the national debt has surpassed $30 trillion, Congress cannot continue this cycle of reckless spending. This bill would dramatically increase the deficit, leaving a massive bill for our children to pay.”
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