{"id":1782908,"date":"2022-12-21T13:19:42","date_gmt":"2022-12-21T18:19:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1782908"},"modified":"2022-12-21T13:19:45","modified_gmt":"2022-12-21T18:19:45","slug":"pork-parks-and-woke-all-the-fun-features-in-1-7-trillion-omnibus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pork-parks-and-woke-all-the-fun-features-in-1-7-trillion-omnibus\/","title":{"rendered":"Pork, Parks, And Woke: All The \u2018Fun\u2019 Features In $1.7 Trillion Omnibus"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fpork-parks-and-woke-all-the-fun-features-in-1-7-trillion-omnibus%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1782908&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Critics are howling at spending perks and rules littered throughout the $1.7 trillion \u201comnibus\u201d bill meant to fund the federal government for another fiscal year.<\/p>\n<p>The legislation was unveiled in the Senate early Tuesday and boasts $858 billion in defense funding as well as $772.5 billion for non-defense \u201cdiscretionary programs,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.appropriations.senate.gov\/imo\/media\/doc\/HIGHLIGHTS%20DOCUMENT%20FY%2023.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">according to a summary<\/a>. Time is of the essence as funding expires Friday at midnight, leaving some lawmakers to grumble while poring over the legislation that is more than 4,000 pages long.<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Dan Bishop (R-NC) shared a Twitter thread on what he dubbed \u201csome of the most egregious provisions in the bill.\u201d First on his list was a section outlining requirements of more than $1.5 million geared toward \u201cborder management requirements\u201d for U.S. Customs and Border Protection, including a ban on using those funds \u201cto acquire, maintain, or extend border security technology and capabilities, except for technology and capabilities to improve Border Patrol processing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">It expressly prohibits CBP funding from being used to improve border security. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/g2F4o1zl2D\">pic.twitter.com\/g2F4o1zl2D<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rep. Dan Bishop (@RepDanBishop) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepDanBishop\/status\/1605255430304927746?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 20, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p>At a time when Republicans condemn the Biden administration for not doing more to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/abcs-martha-raddatz-blames-border-crisis-on-gop-falsely-claims-biden-never-told-migrants-to-come\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">secure the U.S.-Mexico border<\/a>, Bishop pointed out that the bill \u201callocates $410 million towards border security for Jordan, Lebanon, Egypt, Tunisia, and Oman.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Detecting something \u201cfishy,\u201d Bishop noted that the word \u201csalmon\u201d appears 48 times in the bill, which included a $65 million commitment to Pacific coastal salmon recovery. He also found $3 million for bee-friendly highways.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">$65 million for salmon? <\/p>\n<p>Seems fishy. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JSdjpuffGq\">pic.twitter.com\/JSdjpuffGq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rep. Dan Bishop (@RepDanBishop) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepDanBishop\/status\/1605263749597765646?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 20, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The conservative Heritage Foundation released a list of its own focused on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/pride-centers-and-wax-museums-here-are-the-woke-projects-buried-in-congress-spending-bill\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201cWOKE PRIORITIES IN THE OMNIBUS,\u201d<\/a> including several LGBTQ projects and \u201canti-racism\u201d initiatives.<\/p>\n<p>Among the list of earmarks, the group said, were $1.2 million for \u201cLGBTQIA+ Pride Centers,\u201d $477,000 for the Equity Institute in Rhode Island \u201cto indoctrinate teachers with \u2018antiracism virtual labs,&#8217;\u201d and $3 million for the American LGBTQ+ Museum.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udcb8 $1.2 million for \u201cLGBTQIA+ Pride Centers\u201d<br \/>\ud83d\udcb8 $1.2 million for &#8220;services for DACA recipients\u201d (aka helping illegal aliens with taxpayer funds) at San Diego Community College.<br \/>\ud83d\udcb8 $477k for the Equity Institute in RI to indoctrinate teachers with \u201cantiracism virtual labs.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Heritage Foundation (@Heritage) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Heritage\/status\/1605233872073068544?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 20, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Conservative members of Congress\u00a0are particularly rankled by some of the items that have to do with parks and trails.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to nearly $45 billion more aid to Ukraine and NATO allies, the omnibus seeks to fund the creation of a \u201cUkrainian Independence Park.\u201d Another section would designate a federal building in San Francisco as the \u201cSpeaker Nancy Pelosi Federal Building.\u201d There is also a $3.6 million <a href=\"https:\/\/www.appropriations.senate.gov\/imo\/media\/doc\/THUD_DISCL_20221216.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Transportation Department allotment<\/a> for a \u201cMichelle Obama Trail\u201d in Georgia.<\/p>\n<p>Perks such as these had Rep. Mary Miller (R-IL) saying she would vote against the \u201cradical Biden omnibus\u201d and Rep. Andy Biggs (R-AZ) assailing the \u201creckless\u201d bill and asking followers, \u201cAre you ok with all of this?\u201d<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I will vote against the radical Biden omnibus, which includes &#8220;woke&#8221; nonsense like a $3.6 million &#8220;Michelle Obama Trail&#8221; in Georgia. Why are Senate Republicans voting for this? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/iHiyU3nNIQ\">https:\/\/t.co\/iHiyU3nNIQ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rep. Mary Miller (@RepMaryMiller) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepMaryMiller\/status\/1605240473479692288?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 20, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The Democrats&#8217; reckless omnibus bill spends YOUR money on a &#8220;Michelle Obama Trail,&#8221; a &#8220;Ukraine Independence Park&#8221; in DC, and a &#8220;Speaker Pelosi Federal Building&#8221; in San Francisco.<\/p>\n<p>Are you ok with all of this?<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rep Andy Biggs (@RepAndyBiggsAZ) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepAndyBiggsAZ\/status\/1605283863110078480?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 20, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Scott Parkinson, vice president for government affairs at the Club for Growth, posted a list of \u201cfun\u201d earmarks, breaking down many of the allotments by states and districts for lawmakers.<\/p>\n<p>For instance, he singled out Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) and the other members of \u201cThe Squad,\u201d surmising these high-profile leftists will \u201cdisregard\u201d an increase in defense spending because they each got \u201cMILLIONS\u201d in earmarks.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I think <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AOC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@AOC<\/a> &#038; the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Squad?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Squad<\/a> will disregard the $$ defense increase &#038; vote yes. <\/p>\n<p>Why? AOC got MILLIONS of $$ in Earmarks.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IlhanMN?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@IlhanMN<\/a> got MILLIONS of $$ in Earmarks. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RashidaTlaib?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@RashidaTlaib<\/a> got MILLIONS of $$ in Earmarks.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AyannaPressley?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@AyannaPressley<\/a> got MILLIONS of $$ in Earmarks.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SwampSquad?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SwampSquad<\/a> \/13<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Scott T. Parkinson (@ScottTParkinson) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ScottTParkinson\/status\/1605237526930903040?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 20, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Republican lawmakers were also subject to scrutiny, particularly those who are retiring.<\/p>\n<p>Outgoing Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-OK) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2022\/12\/20\/retiring-jim-inhofe-slips-511-million-into-1-7-trillion-omnibus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">got $511 million<\/a> worth of earmarks in the omnibus, and Sen. Richard Shelby (R-AL), the vice chairman of the Committee on Appropriations who had a major role in drafting the legislation, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.appropriations.senate.gov\/imo\/media\/doc\/Division%20B%20-%20CJS%20Statement%20FY23.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">scored earmarks<\/a> worth more than $656 million, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2022\/12\/20\/retiring-sen-richard-shelby-slips-656-million-worth-earmarks-1-7-trillion-omnibus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">according to Breitbart News<\/a>. Shelby also gets an FBI training center renamed after him.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn return for giving away nine months of GOP leverage with the disastrous Omnibus, Richard Shelby gets an FBI building named after him. Nobody is a cheaper date than a Senate Republican,\u201d tweeted Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">In return for giving away nine months of GOP leverage with the disastrous Omnibus, Richard Shelby gets an FBI building named after him. Nobody is a cheaper date than a Senate Republican.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Charlie Kirk (@charliekirk11) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/charliekirk11\/status\/1605288979011719190?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 20, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p>In addition, the<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Critics are howling at spending perks and rules littered throughout the $1.7 trillion \u201comnibus\u201d bill meant to fund the federal government for another fiscal year. The legislation was unveiled in the Senate early Tuesday and boasts $858 billion in defense funding as well as $772.5 billion for non-defense \u201cdiscretionary programs,\u201d according to a summary. 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