They have been talking about the need for swift action on this bill, and when you see what is in it, you can see why they don’t want a whole lot of debate:
Via Boortz:
Here are just some of the examples of what Obama considers "economic stimulus":
$3.836 billion for rural water and waste grant and loan programs
$6.2 billion to help low-income families reduce their energy costs by weatherizing their homes and make our country more energy efficient
$400 million to help state and local governments purchase efficient alternative fuel vehicles to reduce fuel costs and carbon emissions
$6 billion for broadband and wireless services in underserved areas
$650 million to continue the coupon program to enable American households to convert from analog television transmission to digital transmission
$400 million to replace the 30 year old Social Security Administration’s National Computer Center to meet growing needs for processing retirement and disability claims and records storage
$3.1 billion for infrastructure projects on federal lands including improvements to visitor facilities, road and trail restoration, preservation of buildings of cultural and historic importance, rehabilitation of abandoned mines and oil fields, and environmental cleanup projects
$400 million for ready-to-go habitat restoration projects
$850 million for hazardous fuels removal and other efforts to prevent wildfires on public lands
$1 billion for 21st century classrooms, including computer and science labs and teacher technology training
$66 million for formula grants to states to provide services to homeless children including meals and transportation when high unemployment and home foreclosures have created an influx of homeless kids
$2 billion to provide child care services for an additional 300,000 children in low-income families while their parents go to work
$30.3 billion to extend health insurance coverage to the unemployed, extending the period of COBRA coverage for older and tenured workers beyond the 18 months provided under current law
$500 million to rehabilitate and improve energy efficiency at some of the over 42,000 housing units maintained by Native American housing programs
$1 billion to help low-income families pay for home heating and cooling at a time of rising energy costs
We could solve the energy by hooking a generator up to the spinning corpses of our Founding Fathers. It would be green too.
Now, where are the Republicans in Congress who are going to stand in the middle of the bridge to dependence and scream, “NO MORE!” When you have 40 Republican Congressmen voting for the tax hiking and unConstitutional SCHIP bill, you cannot expect much opposition on this pork barrel bill, disguised as the answer to all our problems.
At least John Boehner summoned up an “OMG.”
But, for what it’s worth, call your reps and let them know to vote against it. We have to still try to respect the Republic.
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