#omnibus spending bill

[dontmean2bepoliticalbut]

"Republicans stop fantasizing about the Biden family's package size" challenge...

#us politics #memes #shitpost #president joe biden #biden administration #president barack obama #infrastructure bill #omnibus spending bill #federal budget #2023 #gop #conservatives #republicans #conservatives be like #republicans be like #hunter biden's laptop #hunter biden

[govtshutdown]

Still awaiting President Biden’s signature, so here’s more about the bill from a different source.

#H.R. 2617 #omnibus spending bill #Consolidated Appropriations Act #FY2023 #federal government funding #four days left #$1.7 trillion #takeaways #GovExec #Government Shutdown?

[dreaminginthedeepsouth]

LETTERS FROM AN AMERICAN

December 23, 2022

Heather Cox Richardson

Today, by a vote of 225 to 201, the House passed the 4,155-page omnibus spending bill necessary to fund the government through September 30, 2023. The Senate passed it yesterday by a bipartisan vote of 68–29, and President Joe Biden has said he will sign it as soon as it gets to his desk. The measure establishes nondefense discretionary spending at about $773 billion, an increase of about $68 billion, or 6%. It increases defense spending to $858 billion, an increase of about 10%. Defense funding is about $45 billion more than Biden had requested, reflecting the depletion of military stores in Ukraine, where the largest European war since World War II is raging, and the recognition of a military buildup with growing tensions between the U.S. and China. Senators Patrick J. Leahy (D-VT) and Richard C. Shelby (R-AL) and Representative Rosa L. DeLauro (D-CT) hammered out the bill over months of negotiations. Leahy and Shelby are the two most senior members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and both are retiring at the end of this session. Shelby told the Senate: “We know it’s not perfect, but it’s got a lot of good stuff in it.” House Republicans refused to participate in the negotiations, tipping their hand to just how disorganized they are right now. House minority leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) insisted that the measure should wait until the Republicans take control of the House in 11 days. This reflects the determination of far-right extremists in the party to hold government funding hostage in order to get concessions from the Democrats. But their positions are so extreme that most Republicans wanted to get the deal done before they could gum it up. Indeed, right now they are refusing to back Republican minority leader McCarthy for speaker, forcing him to more and more extreme positions to woo them. Earlier this week, McCarthy publicly claimed that if he becomes House speaker, he will reject any bill proposed by a senator who voted yes on the omnibus bill. After the measure passed the House, McCarthy spoke forcefully against it, prompting Representative Jim McGovern (D-MA) to say: “After listening to that, it’s clear he doesn’t have the votes yet.” The measure invests in education, childcare, and healthcare, giving boosts to the National Institute of Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and investing in mental health programs. It addresses the opioid crisis and invests in food security programs and in housing and heating assistance programs. It invests in the Environmental Protection Agency and the National Park Service and makes a historic investment in the National Science Foundation. It raises the pay for members of the armed forces, and it invests in state and local law enforcement. It will also provide supplemental funding of about $45 billion for Ukraine aid and $41 billion for disaster relief. It reforms the Electoral Count Act to prevent a plan like that hatched by former president Donald Trump and his cronies to overturn an election, and it funds prosecutions stemming from the January 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. “A lot of hard work, a lot of compromise,” Senate majority leader Chuck Schumer, (D-NY) said. “But we funded the government with an aggressive investment in American families, American workers, American national defense.” Schumer called the bill “one of the most significant appropriations packages we've done in a really long time.” And so, members of Congress are on their way home, in the nation’s severe winter storm, for the winter holiday. It is a fitting day for the congress members to go home, some to come back in January, others to leave their seats in Congress to their successors. On this day in December 1783, General George Washington stood in front of the Confederation Congress, meeting at the senate chamber of the Maryland State House, to resign his wartime commission. Negotiators had signed the Treaty of Paris ending the Revolutionary War on September 3, 1783, and once the British troops had withdrawn from New York City, Washington believed his job was done. “The great events on which my resignation depended having at length taken place; I have now the honor of offering my sincere Congratulation s to Congress and of presenting myself before them to surrender into their hands the trust committed to me, and to claim the indulgence of retiring from the Service of my Country,” he told the members of Congress. “Happy in the confirmation of our Independence and Sovereignty, and pleased with the opportunity afforded the United States of becoming a respectable Nation, I resign with satisfaction the Appointment I accepted with diffidence.” “Having now finished the work assigned me, I retire from the great theatre of Action; and bidding an Affectionate farewell to this August body under whose orders I have so long acted, I here offer my Commission, and take my leave of all the employments of public life.” In 1817, given the choice of subjects to paint for the rotunda in the U.S. Capitol, being rebuilt after the British had burned it during the War of 1812, fine artist John Trumbull picked the moment of Washington’s resignation. As they discussed the project, he told President James Madison: “I have thought that one of the highest moral lessons ever given to the world, was that presented by the conduct of the commander-in-chief, in resigning his power and commission as he did, when the army, perhaps, would have been unanimously with him, and few of the people disposed to resist his retaining the power which he had used with such happy success, and such irreproachable moderation.” Madison agreed, and the painting of a man voluntarily giving up power hangs today in the U.S. Capitol, in the Rotunda. It hung there over the January 6 rioters as they tried to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election and put in place their candidate, who insisted he should remain in power despite the will of the American people. Yesterday’s release of the report of the House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the U.S. Capitol reviewed the material the committee has already explained, but it did have a number of revelations. One is that former president Trump was not simply the general instigator of the Big Lie that he had won the election, and the person egging on his violent supporters, but also that he was the prime instigator of the attempt to file false slates of electors. This puts him at the heart of the attempt to defraud the U.S. government and to interfere with an official proceeding. On page 346, the report says: “The evidence indicates that by December 7th or 8th, President Trump had decided to pursue the fake elector plan and was driving it.” In that effort, he had the help of Republican National Committee chair Ronna McDaniel, even after White House lawyers had called the plan illegal and had backed away from it. Committee chair Bennie Thompson (D-MS)’s introduction to the report put Trump’s effort in the larger context of a history that reaches all the way back to the American Revolution. “Our country has come too far to allow a defeated President to turn himself into a successful tyrant by upending our democratic institutions, fomenting violence, and…opening the door to those in our country whose hatred and bigotry threaten equality and justice for all Americans.” “We can never surrender to democracy’s enemies. We can never allow America to be defined by forces of division and hatred. We can never go backward in the progress we have made through the sacrifice and dedication of true patriots. We can never and will never relent in our pursuit of a more perfect union with liberty and justice for all Americans.”

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Notes:

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/18/us/politics/defense-contractors-ukraine-russia.html

https://www.washingtonpost.com/us-policy/2022/12/22/omnibus-bill-senate/

https://www.appropriations.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/HIGHLIGHTS%20DOCUMENT%20FY%2023.pdf

Ed Markey @SenMarkeyI was proud to vote for this package, but I won't stop fighting for bold, progressive legislation that reigns in the greed of Big Oil and Big Tech and ensures we create an economy that works for all.

8:58 PM ∙ Dec 23, 202280Likes5Retweets

https://www.govexec.com/management/2022/12/house-approves-omnibus-spending-bill-funding-agencies-through-september/381282/

https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/mccarthy-makes-impossible-promises-as-he-scrambles-to-shore-up-conservative-votes

Connor O'Brien @connorobrienNHAfter McCarthy’s speech railing against the omnibus, Jim McGovern rolls his eyes and says: “After listening to that, it’s clear he doesn’t have the votes yet.”

4:48 PM ∙ Dec 23, 20223,304Likes407Retweets

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2022/12/23/us/january-6-committee-final-report.html#page-367

John Trumbull, Autobiography, Reminiscences and Letters of J. Trumbull, from 1756 to 1841, p. 263, at https://archive.org/details/autobiographyre01trumgoog/page/262/mode/2up

https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Jefferson/01-06-02-0319-0004

https://int.nyt.com/data/documenttools/january-6-committee-final-report/2095325cbebd8378/full.pdf

https://history.house.gov/Historical-Highlights/1700s/General-George-Washington-resigning-his-commission-in-Annapolis,-Maryland/

LETTERS FROM AN AMERICAN

HEATHER COX RICHARDSON

#History #George Washington #Heather Cox Richardson #Letters From An American #US House of Representatives #US Senate #Omnibus Spending Bill

[meandmybigmouth]

LMAO! “FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE’? THESE MOFO’S CONSISTENTLY PISS AWAY TRILLIONS  WHILE AT THE SAME TIME REFUSES TO DISCLOSE THEIR DARK MONEY DONORS?. THIS SOB WOULD LET YOUR CHILD DIE IN A HEARTBEAT IF HE COULD PROFIT PERSONALLY OR POLITICALLY FROM IT ! 

#ron johnson #senate republicans #omnibus spending bill

[ryanmattaofficial]

Donald Trump Call's Out Fake Republicans Omnibus Spending Bill

#youtube #donald trump #breakingnews #trending #draintheswap #omnibus spending bill #donald trump announcment #protest #freedom #drain the swamp

[roboe1]

In The News Today.12/21/2022.

US News, Politics, World News, Commentary/Opinion and Video Post. US. News: Texas National Guard ‘Border Force’ Blocking Illegal Crossings Illegal immigrants cross the razor fence placed by elements of the Texas National Guard on the banks of the Rio Grande, in El Paso, Texas, border with Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua state, Mexico, on Dec. 20, 2022. (Herika Martinez/AFP via Getty…

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#Commentary/Opinion #Convention of States #Dr. John Campbell #Economy #Free Speech/Censorship #Hunter Biden #In the News #Omnibus Bill #Politics #Spending Bill #Tech Watch #Twitter #Ukraine #US News #Vaccines #Video post #World News

[kp777]

NYTimes: The December Omnibus Bill’s Little Secret: It Was Also a Giant Health Bill

#December 2022 Omnibus Spending bill

[dosesofcommonsense]

AZ Republican

There’s SO MUCH trash in the $1.2T omnibus, and everyone in the House was given less than 24 hours to read a 1,000+ page “bill” of egregious spending.

#truth #common sense #globalist playbook

[fullhalalalchemist]

🚨🚨🚨URGENT PLEASE READ AND REBLOG

dec 13, 2022

we literally have just a few days to act. the senate is debating about putting KOSA, the Kids Online Safety Act, into the omnibus spending bill. if it is added, it WILL pass. despite the title and content of the bill seeming to be about protecting kids, we know everytime someone claims they are "saving the children" they have more sinister goals

which is why Senator Blumenthal is working with one of the biggest transphobes in the senate, Marsha Blackburn, to force this bill through, and claiming they are listening to LGBT voices when they are blatantly ignoring us.

essentially this bill gives every state attorney generals the power to remove anything they deem 'harmful' to kids online. you can see how a state like Texas or Florida would run with that, yes? it also forces you to upload your government ID online to access the internet. the bill will create a 'commission' led by handpicked members of the govt to oversee what is and isn't allowed online. it will lead to mass censorship of anything related to race or LGBT content. in a post-Roe world too? say goodbye to any abortion/sex-related info.

they are doing a shit ton of PR for this, including claiming they are listening to LGBT voices. i mean just look.

two weeks ago, 90+ human rights, LGBT, and tech orgs signed onto an open letter telling Senators NOT to pass this bill. in response, over 230 orgs led by the American Psychological Association signed a letter urging senators to. it's really fucking bad. like i can't sleep because of this. i didn't expect this to happen. we really really need people to speak up.

if this bill goes through it will literally kill off the internet as we know it

sign the open letter and petitions against KOSA here

the best way to fight against this bill is to call these specific senators (if you have dem senators, call them too)

nancy pelosi [phone] roger wicker [phone] chuck schumer [phone] maria cantwell [phone]

call script below:

For Wicker only:

I'm calling because I'm asking the Senator to vote no on KOSA S.3663 from being added to the omnibus and being put through the Senate. The re-released text of the bill is still not adequate enough, and it's being rushed. This bill does not belong in an omnibus anyway. As a Gen Z, I also want to protect kids. I've been there. But this language is not ready yet. It should not move forward at all.

Hello Senator __:

My name is _, and I strongly urge you to oppose the dangerously misguided KOSA bill from being added to the omnibus spending bill. Bills like this should not be included in spending bills. Over 90 human rights and LGBT organizations have spoken out against this bill.

KOSA gives state attorney generals full power to sue any website if they see it has anything that is “inappropriate for children”'. For the past year, Republicans claimed everything LGBT is “grooming” children and we ended up with a shooting in Colorado and bomb threats sent to hospitals, NO senator should support a bill with vague phrasing like this. Before that, they successful removed books on race due to "CRT". This gives them a pass to do this to the entire internet. KOSA will only lead to more harm towards minorities and LGBT youth across the nation by censoring everything online.

The Heritage Foundation said they will use KOSA to target LGBT kids, specifically trans kids. In a post-Roe world, they will even use KOSA to censor resources on abortion. Anything they dislike will be targeted.

A bill this huge and this impactful should not be added to any spending bill. Even if it was a small bill, it has nothing to do with the omnibus spending bill and shouldn't be added at ALL. It needs more time being discussed. There should be hearings on it as well

We all care about kids mental health. We all want to hold Big Tech accountable, but this is NOT it. This will give Big Tech more power while taking away resources from the most vulnerable children. It is not the solution.

Please, do NOT support this bill. Do the right thing, and VOTE NO on KOSA.

#kosa #stop kosa #net neutrality #uspol #earn it act

[autisticadvocacy]

ASAN and other disability organizations have been working to #StopTheShock at the Judge Rotenberg Center for over ten years! We are STILL WAITING for the FDA to release a new proposed rule since clearly being given the power to do so in 2022. Here’s a timeline of important events in #StopTheShock history. 

2014 - The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) held a big meeting. They invited lots of people. They invited autistic self-advocates. They also invited the JRC itself. The FDA listened to everyone at the meeting. Then, the FDA decided the electric shock devices were too dangerous to use. 

2016 - The FDA made a proposed rule that would ban the electric shock devices. The government asked for public comments on the proposed rule. Lots of people commented on the rule about the electric shock devices. 

2020 - The FDA issued the rule that banned electric shock devices. But the JRC did not start to follow the rule. Instead, the JRC sued the FDA so they could keep hurting people with disabilities. The JRC took their lawsuit to the DC Circuit Court.

2021 - The DC Circuit Court got rid of the rule. They said that the FDA could not ban the device. That means the JRC can keep using the electric shock devices. 

2022 - Every year, Congress makes new laws to figure out how to spend money. These are called omnibus bills. ASAN and the disability community advocated for a new rule to get put in the 2022 omnibus bill. This new rule gave the FDA the power to ban the electric shock device. 

NOW - We are waiting for the FDA to release a proposed rule banning electric skin shock devices. There is no reason for further delay. As soon as the proposed rule comes out, we need EVERYONE to write a public comment urging the FDA to ban electric skin shock devices. Stay tuned for more information on how to write and submit your comment once the proposed rule is released!

[justsomeantifas]

urgent!!

congress is debating right now (dec 15, 2022) whether or not to include KOSA in the end of year must pass spending bill. it's another horrible attempt at "protecting the children" that will lead to mass censorship and surveillance. no surprise there.

we have a chance to stop it, because if it passes it will gut the internet as we know it. there's more info about it in this post

please, if you have time, call these members of congress and tell them not to add it to the spending bill. it's urgent.

nancy pelosi [phone] maria cantwell [phone] chuck schumer [phone]

there's a call script here:

My name is _, and I strongly urge you to oppose KOSA from being added to the omnibus spending bill. Bills like this should not be included in spending bills. Over 90 human rights and LGBT organizations have spoken out against this bill.

The Heritage Foundation said they will use KOSA to target LGBT kids, specifically trans kids because it gives state attorney generals full power to restrict content they deem "harmful". In a post-Roe world, they will even use KOSA to censor resources on abortion, LGBT resources, and anything they dislike will be targeted. Republicans have called anything trans "grooming" which led to a shooting. We shouldn't give them this power online.

A bill this huge and this impactful should not be added to any spending bill. Even if it was a small bill, it has nothing to do with the omnibus spending bill and shouldn’t be added at ALL. It needs more time being discussed. There should be hearings on it as well

We all care about kids mental health. We all want to hold Big Tech accountable, but this is NOT it. This will give Big Tech more power while taking away resources from the most vulnerable children. It is not the solution.

Please, do NOT support this bill. Do the right thing, and VOTE NO on KOSA.

#internet #kosa #congress #uspol

[govtshutdown]

So, apparently President Biden didn’t sign the bill until yesterday because he was traveling to the Virgin Islands, and signed it there. The story of this legislation is just incredible.

#President Biden #vacation #u.s. virgin islands #omnibus spending bill #Consolidated Appropriations Act #H.R. 2617 #signed sealed delivered #no shutdown

[meandmybigmouth]

JOHNSON: IT’S A TOTAL BETRAYAL TO THE RICH WE HAVE FOUGHT FOR AND SWORE OUR UNDYING SUPPORT TO!

#ron johnson #senate republicans #omnibus spending bill

[bighermie]

JUST IN: Senate Votes 70-25 to Advance $1.7 Trillion Schumer-Pelosi Omnibus Spending Bill - Here Are the Republicans Who Voted for This Monstrosity https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2022/12/just-senate-votes-70-25-advance-1-7-trillion-omnibus-spending-bill/

[mariacallous]

Now the House GOP majority's margin is even slimmer, and we're potentially facing a January government shutdown.

The House has just 16 legislative days between now and the first deadline of January 19th to pass all 12 appropriations bills.

Speaker Johnson has ruled out any further temporary/stopgap funding measures.

The Senate also still has to pass funding bills, but all appropriations start in the House. So far there have been 7 passed in the House and 3 in the Senate.

The Senate wants to do an omnibus spending package, instead of individual votes, and the House has refused to consider an omnibus path.

[qqueenofhades]

What’s the outlook for Georgia’s runoff?

With almost everything in (99%+), Warnock is leading by around 17,500 votes. This is more than Biden won Georgia by (the infamous 11,780) though smaller than his margin last time, which iirc was around 30,000. This race is officially going to a runoff that will happen in early December, rather than early January, as part of the omnibus voter suppression bills package that freshly re-elected (ugh) Gov. Brian Kemp signed last year.

The big question is whether the 81k idiots who voted for the Libertarian will back Walker, split or otherwise withhold their vote (unfortunately, they're almost surely too white and too racist to back Warnock, a Black Democrat, in large numbers), sit this one out, or otherwise play a significant role in a narrow race. Also thanks to Kemp and company, voters who turn 18 between now and December 6 won't be eligible to vote, so it will be a matter of who can once more turn out the votes they got in this election. If Senate control is at stake, both parties will once more spend heavily and do everything to drag their guy over the line (DEPLOY THE OBAMAMOBILE, DEMOCRATS. NOW). And the Democrats DID win the Georgia runoffs last time, Walker significantly underperformed compared to Kemp, and yes, got far too many votes for being barely able to put two words together and being great at procuring abortions for his mistresses, but... yeah.

Anyway, if Democratic voter enthusiasm can be maintained, and the Libertarians don't play a major spoiler role, I would say this is slight Warnock. But if it comes down to Georgia AGAIN, you can bet that the Republicans will be playing every dirty trick in the book and will have Kemp to help them. He's not an election denier (Raffensperger, Trump's least favorite Republican, also won re-election) but he is no friend to the Democrats or anything else.

On that note:

#anonymous #ask #politics for ts