{"id":1785472,"date":"2022-12-24T06:09:04","date_gmt":"2022-12-24T11:09:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1785472"},"modified":"2022-12-24T06:18:52","modified_gmt":"2022-12-24T11:18:52","slug":"omnibus-funds-border-security-for-other-countries-but-not-ours","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/omnibus-funds-border-security-for-other-countries-but-not-ours\/","title":{"rendered":"Omnibus Funds Border Security for Other Countries but Not Ours"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/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%2Fomnibus-funds-border-security-for-other-countries-but-not-ours%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=1785472&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--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/GettyImages-1241639441-2-640x335-1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\"   style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"subheading\">The $1.7 trillion omnibus spending bill contains millions in wasteful spending, including\u00a0$575 million for \u201creproductive health\u201d where population growth \u201cthreatens biodiversity,\u201d $11 million for LGBT-related projects, and millions more for border security for other countries.<\/p>\n<p>Democrats are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.appropriations.senate.gov\/imo\/media\/doc\/JRQ121922.PDF\">determined<\/a> to pass the $1.7 trillion spending spree prior to Christmas following the Senate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2022\/12\/20\/senate-advances-1-7-trillion-omnibus-spending-bill\/\">advancing<\/a> the spending bill on Tuesday. The omnibus <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2022\/12\/21\/omnibus-stalls-title-42-amendment-causes-major-problems-short-term-funding-bill-discussed\/\">hit<\/a> a snag mid-week due to Sen. Mike Lee\u2019s (R-UT) Title 42 amendment, which lawmakers ultimately rejected.<\/p>\n<p class=\"a8d-pre\">The swamp quickly regained its footing, and the Senate passed the bill on Thursday in a\u00a068-29 vote, despite conservatives in both chambers warning Republican colleagues to vote against the measure. Republican Leader Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) is among those who has <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GOPLeader\/status\/1605233323814621188?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1605233323814621188%7Ctwgr%5E7ee2b816e1cbff2a00a5df77499dfb89eb1bafe1%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&#038;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.breitbart.com%2Fpolitics%2F2022%2F12%2F20%2Frep-byron-donalds-no-more-screwing-our-nation-1-7-trillion-omnibus%2F\">backed<\/a> the warnings of House Republicans <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2022\/12\/20\/rep-byron-donalds-no-more-screwing-our-nation-1-7-trillion-omnibus\/\">threatening<\/a> to thwart the legislative efforts of GOP senators who voted in favor of the bill.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Agreed. Except no need to whip\u2014when I\u2019m Speaker, their bills will be dead on arrival in the House if this nearly $2T monstrosity is allowed to move forward over our objections and the will of the American people. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WCC477R4IM\">https:\/\/t.co\/WCC477R4IM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Kevin McCarthy (@GOPLeader) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GOPLeader\/status\/1605233323814621188?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 20, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Eighteen Republican senators ended up voting with Democrats to pass the $1.7 government spending spree.<\/p>\n<p class=\"a8d-pre\">The\u00a04,155-page monster <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2022\/12\/20\/congress-releases-1-7-trillion-4155-page-omnibus-bill\/\">contains<\/a> billions in earmarks and millions more on wasteful projects unrelated to keeping the government up and running.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>Here are some of the highlights.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>The bill <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2022\/12\/21\/omnibus-would-bring-u-s-taxpayer-funds-ukraine-110-billion-one-year\/\">contains<\/a> $45 billion to Ukraine. This is in addition to the $66 million given by American taxpayers earlier this year, bringing the total to\u00a0$111 billion.Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2022\/12\/21\/volodymyr-zelensky-45-billion-support-omnibus-bill-is-not-enough\/\">stated<\/a> that the blank check is simply not enough:<br \/>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cWe are not in an easy situation. The enemy is increasing its army. Our people are braver and need more powerful weapons,\u201d he\u00a0<a class=\"x5l\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/russia-ukraine-zelenskyy-biden-e7ff8b76657a778d4921b7345682966c\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\">said<\/a>\u00a0about the Ukrainian war. \u201cWe will pass it on from the boys to the Congress, to the president of the United States. We are grateful for their support, but it is not enough. It is a hint \u2014 it is not enough.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/li>\n<li>The bill also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2022\/12\/20\/1-7-trillion-omnibus-would-establish-ukrainian-independence-park-in-washington-dc\/\">designates<\/a> part of D.C. as Ukrainian Independence Park and, as Breitbart News reported, \u201callows for signs around the park that \u2018include information on the importance of the independence, freedom, and sovereignty of Ukraine and the solidarity between the people of Ukraine and the United States.&#8217;\u201d<\/li>\n<li>$11 million is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2022\/12\/21\/omnibus-bill-earmarks-11-million-for-lgbt-related-projects\/\">allotted<\/a> for LGBT-themed projects. This includes\u00a0$1.2 million to San Diego Community College for \u201c<a class=\"x5l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.appropriations.senate.gov\/imo\/media\/doc\/Division%20H%20-%20LHHS%20Statement%20FY23.pdf#page=382\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\">centers to support LGBT students,<\/a>\u201d\u00a0$3 million for the\u00a0<a class=\"x5l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.appropriations.senate.gov\/imo\/media\/doc\/Division%20L%20-%20THUD%20Statement%20FY23.pdf#page=272\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\">American LGBTQ+ Museum\u00a0<\/a>in New York City,\u00a0$750,000 for the \u201c<a class=\"x5l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.appropriations.senate.gov\/imo\/media\/doc\/Division%20H%20-%20LHHS%20Statement%20FY23.pdf#page=200\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\">TransLatin@ Coalition<\/a>\u201d to provide \u201cworkforce development programs and supportive services for Transgender, Gender nonconforming and Intersex (TGI) immigrant women in Los Angeles,\u201d and $105,000 going toward what has been described as a \u201cmentoring program for LGBT youth in the greater Pittsburg area.\u201d Another $856,000 is allotted for an \u201c<a class=\"x5l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.appropriations.senate.gov\/imo\/media\/doc\/Division%20H%20-%20LHHS%20Statement%20FY23.pdf#page=294\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\">LGBT Center<\/a>\u201d in New York as well.<\/li>\n<li>The bill designates tens of millions for \u201cnecessary expenses associated with the restoration of Pacific salmon populations, $65,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024.\u201d The words \u201csalmon\u201d or \u201csalmonoid\u201d are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2022\/12\/20\/1-7-trillion-omnibus-contains-word-salmon-salmonid-48-times\/\">mentioned<\/a> 48 times throughout the bill.<\/li>\n<li>The bill <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2022\/12\/20\/spending-bill-contains-575-million-reproductive-health-where-population-growth-threatens-biodiversity\/\">includes<\/a> over half a billion, $575 million, to be used for \u201cfamily planning\u201d or \u201creproductive health.\u201d This includes areas where lawmakers say population growth \u201cthreatens biodiversity.\u201d The bill states in part, \u201cThat of the funds appropriated under title III of this Act, not less than $575,000,000 should be made available for family planning\/reproductive health, including in areas where population growth threatens biodiversity or endangered species.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>19 earmarks totaling\u00a0$60 million are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2022\/12\/20\/lisa-murkowski-granted-least-19-earmarks-totaling-60-million-omnibus-bill\/\">set aside<\/a> for RINO Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK). This includes\u00a0$500,000 for the \u201cRestoring Indigenous Safety and Empowerment (RISE) Tribal\u00a0Domestic Violence Shelter for\u00a0Helping Ourselves Prevent Emergencies.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Outgoing Senate Appropriations Committee Vice Chair Richard Shelby (R-AL) has $656 million worth of earmarks in the package. That <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2022\/12\/20\/retiring-sen-richard-shelby-slips-656-million-worth-earmarks-1-7-trillion-omnibus\/\">includes<\/a>\u00a0$35 million for Spring Hill College, Alabama, for facilities and equipment and\u00a0$100 million for the Woolsey Finnell Bridge in Alabama.<\/li>\n<li>$956,000 will go to the Equity Incubator at the Universities at Shady Grove.<\/li>\n<li>Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-OK), ranking member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, has half a billion dollars worth of earmarks in the bill, which <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2022\/12\/20\/retiring-jim-inhofe-slips-511-million-into-1-7-trillion-omnibus\/\">include<\/a> $40 million for the Tulsa International Airport (TUL) Air Traffic Control Tower.<\/li>\n<li>The bill renames a federal building in San Francisco after Rep. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA).<\/li>\n<li>$2.3 million is allotted to the Secretary of Education to \u201cconduct outreach to borrowers\u201d who could qualify for the Biden administration\u2019s stalled plan to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.appropriations.senate.gov\/imo\/media\/doc\/JRQ121922.PDF\">cancel<\/a> the debt of student loan borrowers.<\/li>\n<li>$1.5 billion\u00a0of taxpayer dollars goes toward something called the Advanced Research Projects Agency \u2013 Health (ARPA-H).<\/li>\n<li>$410 million\u00a0is to \u201cremain available\u201d to reimburse Jordan, Lebanon, Egypt, Tunisia, and Oman for \u201cenhanced border security.\u201d Of that, $150,000 must go to Jordan, specifically.<\/li>\n<li>$1.5 million will go toward the\u00a0\u201cCOVID\u201319 American History Project.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>$1 million will <a href=\"https:\/\/zorashouse.com\/about\/\"><span>go<\/span><\/a> to Ohio\u2019s \u201cZora\u2019s House,\u201d which is described as a \u201csanctuary for women and gender-expansive people of color to dream, connect, and create; to shine bright and inspire change.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>$3.6 million <a href=\"https:\/\/www.appropriations.senate.gov\/imo\/media\/doc\/Division%20L%20-%20THUD%20Statement%20FY23.pdf#page=125\">establishes<\/a> a Michelle Obama Trail in Georgia.<\/li>\n<li>$2 million in taxpayer dollars will go to the National Great Blacks in Wax Museum<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0in Baltimore, Maryland.<\/span><\/li>\n<li>$791,200 to California\u2019s Sonoma County for \u201cEquitable Energy Resilience and EV infrastructure.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Pelosi hopes to pass the bill on Friday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The $1.7 trillion omnibus spending bill contains millions in wasteful spending, including\u00a0$575 million for \u201creproductive health\u201d where population growth \u201cthreatens biodiversity,\u201d $11 million for LGBT-related projects, and millions more for border security for other countries. 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