The hardships for people affected by covid19 are real and deserve attention. These items do not deserve support in the covid19 bill:
$500 million for museums & Native American language preservation,
$50 million for “family planning” orgs like Planned Parenthood,
$1.5 billion for Amtrak, which still has $1 billion in unspent aid,
$1.5 million for a bridge connecting Canada to New York,
More than $100 million for an underground rail project in Silicon Valley,
Fund job training assistance programs for veterans and VA costs. Estimated cost: $1 billion,
$50 million for environmental justice grants,
Foreign Affairs, (no legislation reported yet). Estimated cost: $10 billion,
Science, Space, & Technology (no legislation reported yet). Estimated cost: $1 billion,
Natural Resources (no legislation reported yet). Estimated cost: $1 billion
The members of congress who vote against including these items in this bill deserve a thanks.
