The House passed two spending bills totaling $1.4 trillion Tuesday to fund the federal government through the remainder of fiscal year 2020, which began Oct. 1.
Although the first bill would provide much-needed funding and budget certainty to core constitutional responsibilities, such as national defense, the second "Minibus" is a Christmas tree of bloated spending and add-ons that have no place being voted on through an appropriations bill.
The House passed the two bills, introduced late Monday afternoon, in less than 24 hours.
Other funding provided by this bill falls outside the scope of the federal government and could be reduced or eliminated.
Although the House is bent on spending taxpayer money to build demonstration reactors largely as proposed in the Nuclear Energy Leadership Act-an activity that mostly should be left to the private sector and otherwise fraught with problems-Congress should instead be addressing the problem of nuclear waste management.
The bill also requires an "Additional period of affordability" of up to 20 years for housing constructed with these funds.
The federal government transmits the funds through intermediaries to the ultimate recipients, reducing transparency and accountability in the process.
https://www.dailysignal.com/2019/12/17/house-funds-key-programs-but-adds-to-government-bloat-waste/
Although the first bill would provide much-needed funding and budget certainty to core constitutional responsibilities, such as national defense, the second "Minibus" is a Christmas tree of bloated spending and add-ons that have no place being voted on through an appropriations bill.
The House passed the two bills, introduced late Monday afternoon, in less than 24 hours.
Other funding provided by this bill falls outside the scope of the federal government and could be reduced or eliminated.
Although the House is bent on spending taxpayer money to build demonstration reactors largely as proposed in the Nuclear Energy Leadership Act-an activity that mostly should be left to the private sector and otherwise fraught with problems-Congress should instead be addressing the problem of nuclear waste management.
The bill also requires an "Additional period of affordability" of up to 20 years for housing constructed with these funds.
The federal government transmits the funds through intermediaries to the ultimate recipients, reducing transparency and accountability in the process.
https://www.dailysignal.com/2019/12/17/house-funds-key-programs-but-adds-to-government-bloat-waste/
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