The Republican Study Committee, the largest conservative caucus on Capitol Hill, has released a fact-sheet exposing what "Democrats are hoping the public won't find about" in Biden's $1.9 trillion stimulus bill.
Rep. Jim Banks, RSC's newly elected chairman, said in a memo sent to RSC members that they have put up all items of "Special interest pork and other liberal goodies" included in the bill.
Banks said President Joe Biden's bill is a "Bailout full of kickbacks to Democrats special interest groups that gave them power," such as $10 million to every labor union, bailouts to Planned Parenthood, stimulus grants to illegal immigrant families.
The RSC claimed that Biden's bill is keeping schools closed.
It pointed out that the bill provides $130 billion on top of the $110 billion already given to schools, even if they remain closed.
Plus, the bill gives labor unions-including those teachers' unions fighting against school reopening-access to the Paycheck Protection Program funding worth up to $10 million per union.
The RSC went on to claim that by raising the federal minimum wage to $15 per hour, the bill is "Job-killing," and 1.4 million jobs will be lost, with younger Americans with less formal education being hit the hardest.
The RSC said that over $1 trillion remains unspent while Democrats push Biden's $1.9 trillion budget-buster.
House Republican leadership has recommended a "No" vote for the $1.9 trillion relief bill.
"Republicans insist that we must safely reopen schools, reopen the economy, speed up vaccine distribution, and effectively spend the remaining $1 trillion from previous COVID packages," House Republican Whip Steve Scalise said in an email to his caucus on Friday.
"We need Congress to pass my American Rescue Plan. It deals with the immediate crisis facing our small businesses," Biden said when he announced changes to the PPP funding on Monday.
Tuesday, February 23, 2021
What's Hidden in Biden's $1.9 Trillion Stimulus Bill: Republican Study Committee
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