4 years ago today @RepThomasMassie was public enemy #1… all for requesting a recorded vote on the 2 TRILLION CARES act. He was denied. The bill was filed with nonsense like:
— Natalie F Danelishen (@Chesschick01) March 27, 2024
$7,500,000 to the Smithsonian for additional salaries
$35,000,000 to the JFK Center for performing Arts… pic.twitter.com/oblrIGcmMY
4 years ago today
was public enemy #1… all for requesting a recorded vote on the $2 TRILLION CARES Act. He was denied.The bill was filled with nonsense like:
$7,500,000 to the Smithsonian for additional salaries
$35,000,000 to the JFK Center for Performing Arts
$25,000,000 for additional salary House of Representatives
$3,000,000,000 upgrade to the IT department at the VA
$315,000,000 for State Department Diplomatic Programs
$95,000,000 for the Agency of International Development
$300,000,000 for International Disaster Assistance
$300,000,000 for Migrant and Refugee Assistance pg 147
$90,000,000 for the Peace Corp $13,000,000 to Howard University pg 121
9,000,000 Misc Senate Expenses pg 134
$100,000,000 to Essential Air carriers pg 162
$40,000,000,000 Responsibility to Workers Pg 164
$1,000,000,000 Airlines Recycle and Save Program pg 163
$25,000,000 to the FAA for administrative costs
$492,000,000 to National Railroad Corporation 167
$25,000,000,000 for Transit Infrastructure pg 169
$3,000,000 Maritime Administration pg 172
$5,000,000 Inspector General pg 172
$2,500,000 Public and Indian Housing pg 175
$5,000,000 Community Planning and Development
and on it goes to infinity....
But it was sold as an emergency for the people because of COVID. We saw inflation after because it was too much money chasing too few goods. We are printing ourselves into poverty. Hayek once said,
'Emergencies’ have always been the pretext on which the safeguards of individual liberty have been eroded – and once they are suspended it is not difficult for anyone who has assumed emergency powers to see to it that the emergency will persist.
He was correct.
