Some line items from the assistance package

[Voice of Reason 10,298]

In a bit of a pinch for time right now, so thought I'd run this by all you smart folk.  A friend sent this to me.  Is it really possible that some of the intended spending items are actually in there?  Hopefully this is nowhere near true:

 

$100,000,000 to Nasa, because, who knows why.

$20,000,000,000 to the USPS, because why the hell not
$300,000,000 to the Endowment for the Arts / because it
$300,000,000 for the Endowment hifor the Humanities/ because no one even knew that was a thing
$15,000,000 for Veterans Employment Training / for when the GI Bill isn't enough
$435,000,000 for mental health support / thats a lot of ###### suicide hotlines
$30,000,000,000 for the Department of Education stabilization fund/ because that will keep people employed
$200,000,000 to Safe Schools Emergency Response to Violence Program
$300,000,000 to Public Broadcasting / NPR has to be bought by the dems
$500,000,000 to Museums and Libraries / Who the hell knows how we are going to use it
$720,000,000 to Social Security Admin / but get this only 200,000,000 is to help people. The rest is for admin costs
$25,000,000 for Cleaning supplies for the Capitol Building / I you not it's on page 136
Still reading through this #######
$7,500,000 to the Smithsonian for additional salaries
$35,000,000 to the JFK Center for performing Arts
$25,000,000 for additional salary for House of Representatives
$3,000,000,000 upgrade to the IT department at the VA
$315,000,000 for State Department Diplomatic Programs
$95,000,000 for the Agency of International Development
$300,000,000 for International Disaster Assistance
$300,000,000 for Migrant and Refugee Assistance pg 147
$90,000,000 for the Peace Corp pg 148
$13,000,000 to Howard University pg 121
9,000,000 Misc Senate Expenses pg 134
$100,000,000 to Essential Air carriers pg 162 This of note because the Airlines are going to need billions in loans to keep them afloat. $100,000,000 is chump change
$40,000,000,000 goes to the Take Responsibility to Workers and Families Act. This sounds like it's direct payments for workers. Pg 164
$1,000,000,000 Airlines Recycle and Save Program pg 163
$25,000,000 to the FAA for administrative costs pg 165
$492,000,000 to National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) pg 167
$526,000,000 Grants to Amtrak to remain available if needed through 2021 pg 168 (what are the odds that doesn't go unused)
Hidden on page 174 the Secretary has 7 days to allocate the funds & notify Congress
$25,000,000,000 for Transit Infrastructure pg 169
$3,000,000 Maritime Administration pg 172
$5,000,000 Salaries and Expensive Office of the Inspector General pg 172
No voter ID to get a ballot, & anonymous “ballot harvesting” pg 650
$2,500,000 Public and Indian Housing pg 175
$5,000,000 Community Planning and Development pg 175
$2,500,000 Office of Housing
$1,500,000,000 Tenant-Based Rental Assistance Office of Public and Indian Housing. 1,000,000,000 of which can be used as "additional administrative and other expenses". pg 176
$720,000,000 to the public housing fund pg 177
$100,000,000 for Community Block Grants for Native Americans pg 183
$250,000,000 for Housing Block Grants for Tribes pg 182
$130,000,000 for AIDS Housing pg 185
$20,000,000 of which goes to one time grantees whatever the hell that means pg 186
$15,000,000,000 for the Community Development Fund pg 188
Only $10,000,000 of which is set aside for infrastructure for fighting infectious disease pg 191
$5,000,000,000 in Homeless Assistance pg 193
$100,000,000,000 for Rental Assistance - pg 198
An additional $7,000,000 enforce the Fair Housing Act - 203
Paid Family Leave for Sickness is 2 paid work weeks pg 213
Emergency Family Leave
Now applies to all employers not just companies over 500 employees pg 208
Guarantees paid leave to employees who have an in-law who gets sick pg 209
Opens up leave for some you are in a "committed relationships with" pg 212
$1,000,000,000 for more Obamaphones!
This shows me that they don't really think this is a big deal. Business as usual. Use a crisis to rob us blind.
Still reading......
$227,000,000 for grants to States for youth
2 activities pg 80
$261,000,000 for grants to States for dislocated worker employment and training activities, including supportive services and needs-related payments; pg 80
$10,000,000 for Migrant and Seasonal
Farmworker programs...#######??
$100,000,000 for ‘‘Job Corps’’,
$15,000,000 for ‘‘Program Administration’’,
$6,500,000, to the ‘‘Wage and Hour Division’’,
$30,000,000, to OSHA
$10,000,000 for Susan Harwood training grants
$1,300,000,000, for ‘‘Primary Health Care’’,
$75,000,000, for ‘‘Student Aid Administration’’,
$9,500,000,000, for ‘‘Higher Education’’

[Dashinka 24,743]

Additional House salaries?  Did they give themselves a raise?

[Steeleballz 7,550]

 

   It's a federal spending bill. I'd be more surprised if they didn't load it with pork.

[yuna628 9,700]

Where did you get the money from USPS from? That isn't true, something they specifically are mad about, and if they don't receive any funding we may be looking at a situation where we're not getting mail delivered by June. https://fortune.com/2020/03/30/usps-postal-service-stimulus-package-no-funding-post-office-mail-delivery-could-shutter-june-coronavirus-relief-bill/

 

What they did get was some money, not nearly enough or anything to solve the current problem - to enact a sort of storage locker amazon-esque delivery service so that they could essentially chop more workers. It also could allow them to borrow a loan? from the treasury. https://www.businessinsider.com/coronavirus-bill-lets-post-office-make-amazon-like-delivery-points-2020-3

[TBoneTX 45,963]

2 hours ago, Dashinka said:

Did they give themselves a raise?

Does the Catholic sun rise in the Pope's east?

[Nature Boy 2.0 8,378]

3 hours ago, Dashinka said:

Additional House salaries?  Did they give themselves a raise?

no

[Nitas_man 3,100]

6 hours ago, Dashinka said:

Additional House salaries?  Did they give themselves a raise?

It’s their 2019 bonus for doing a fantastic job diverting attention away from viruses by keeping impeachment on the front page

[Dashinka 24,743]

18 minutes ago, Nitas_man said:

It’s their 2019 bonus for doing a fantastic job diverting attention away from viruses by keeping impeachment on the front page

[Nature Boy 2.0 8,378]

17 hours ago, Nitas_man said:

It’s their 2019 bonus for doing a fantastic job diverting attention away from viruses by keeping impeachment on the front page

I dont  think that one is true 

[laylalex 7,300]

12 minutes ago, Nature Boy 2.0 said:

I dont  think that one is true 

You're correct, I think. 

 

https://www.factcheck.org/2020/03/false-claim-of-congressional-pay-raises-in-stimulus-bill/

[Nitas_man 3,100]

1 hour ago, Nature Boy 2.0 said:

I dont  think that one is true 

It was still funny