Here are some of the reasons why the GOP is a failed party that lies to its base and will probably continue to lose.
Libertarian leaning GOP Senator from Kentucky has posted some of the highlights.
As Senator Paul is not done reading the bill it is very likely that the list will grow much longer.
Not included on the list are some highlights from major media sources like over $500,000,000.00 for Planned Parenthood.
Libertarian leaning GOP Senator from Kentucky has posted some of the highlights.
o $12m for Scholarships for Lebanon
o $20m for Middle East Partnership Initiative Scholarship Program
o $12m in military funding for Vietnam
o $3.5m in nutrition assistance to Laos
o $15m in Developmental assistance to China
o $10m for Women LEOs in Afghanistan
o $1m for the World Meteorological Organization
o $218m for Promoting Democracy Development in Europe (yep..the birthplace of democracy needs promoting)
o $25m for International Religious Freedom
o $10m for disadvantaged Egyptian Students
o $1.371bn for Contributions to International Organizations
o $51m to promote International Family Planning and Reproductive Health
o $7m promoting International Conservation
o $10m for UN Environmental Programs
o $961 million to destroy our chemical weapons. Who was it, exactly, who convinced our government to pay billions to develop weapons we now find deplorable?
o $5m for Vietnam Education Foundation Grants
o $2.579m for Commission on Security and Co-operation in Europe
o $15m to USAID for promoting international higher education between universities
o $2.696bn for International Disaster Assistance
o $1m for the Cultural Antiquities Task Force
o $6.25m for the Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation
o $20m for Countering Foreign State Propaganda
o $12m for Countering State Disinformation and Pressure
As Senator Paul is not done reading the bill it is very likely that the list will grow much longer.
Not included on the list are some highlights from major media sources like over $500,000,000.00 for Planned Parenthood.
Far less funding for a border wall than is needed.
No funding for the expansion of the Border Patrol.
Relaxed "catch & release" rules for illegal aliens so Obama's open door policy is extended.
Reduction in alien detention center beds for caught illegal aliens, forcing more releases (see the above point again!)
Expansion of H-2B alien worker quotas
CDC gun control research
NICS 'fix' that allows unelected bureaucrats to remove people, without due process, from the list of people allowed to buy guns
Funding for the local Gateway Bridge favored by Chuck Schumer
No funding for the expansion of the Border Patrol.
Relaxed "catch & release" rules for illegal aliens so Obama's open door policy is extended.
Reduction in alien detention center beds for caught illegal aliens, forcing more releases (see the above point again!)
Expansion of H-2B alien worker quotas
CDC gun control research
NICS 'fix' that allows unelected bureaucrats to remove people, without due process, from the list of people allowed to buy guns
Funding for the local Gateway Bridge favored by Chuck Schumer
