Is this the hill they want to die on?
Virginia Democrat on possible shutdown: ‘It’s time to stand up for the American people’
Rep. Suhas Subramanyam (D-Va.) said he supports Democrats’ threats to shut down the government if Republicans proceed with a planned rescissions package, saying his party should use all the leverage they can to prevent cuts to previously approved funding.
“I say it’s time to stand up for the American people,” Subramanyam said in an interview on NewsNation’s “The Hill Sunday,” when asked what he thinks about a potential shutdown.
“It doesn’t matter if you’re a Democrat or a Republican. I mean, I’m hearing from both sides. They’re fed up with this administration, and they want to see some changes, not just in this administration, but even in the Democratic Party,” he continued.
“And, so, yes, absolutely, the time to fight was yesterday,” he added.
Republicans are ramping up efforts to pass a rescissions package that President Trump requested last month, which includes more than $9 billion in funding cuts for foreign aid and public broadcasting programs.
So, what are these cuts? From that “Democrats’ threats” link
Democrats are referring to a package of funding cuts Senate Republicans hope to take up in the coming days that calls for $8.3 billion in cuts to the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and foreign aid, and more than $1 billion in cuts to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), which provides some funding to NPR and PBS.
How is it standing up for the American people when $8.3 billion is for USAID, meaning the money goes to foreign nations?
Also, why is any money going to USAID? I thought that was shut down? Also also, Dems are upset because USAID really ends up being a slush fund, as the appropriation ends up being spread to friendly NGOs who take their cut to do nothing but give some money to other NGOs/companies (and lots goes back into Democrats’ coffers), and a whopping 12% ends up being used as actual aid.
But, hey, if Democrats really want to shut down the government over this, have at it. This won’t look good.
Which country gets the most in US Aid? Is that a communist country ? That has fee health care and free college and the state gives free abortions ? Does that country refuse to allow its christian citizens and other minority religions full access to all its programs ?
Yeah my now you must have guessed it
That country is Israel
Sorry.
I heard someone argue recently that foreign aid was such a tiny percentage of the federal budget. The amount given to any one country must be even a smaller percentage. So what’s the harm? Maybe that person will retract their previous statement and admit he was wrong?
It is actually a donation to the Dem party.
Oh please; GOD; let them. Then Trump can cut funding to ANY agency; and by ANY amount he chooses; and Congresses hands are tied; as far as reversing his actions. Lets all pray for theirs; and the RINO’S; no votes. Time to clean this cesspool up; once and for all.
And a real shutdown, not kibuke theater shutdowns like under obama where the national mall grass was fenced in and extra park police brought in to make it more painful on regular Americans.
If Orange Man Bad makes those cuts, who’s gonna pay for homo square dancing lessons in Thailand while we’re going broke? Where are the democrats going to get all that laundered money? How is Pelosi going to make up that revenue?
BWAHA!
Democrats = Leopards Eating Peoples Faces Party
What country gets the most foreign aid ?
Israel
What country has free college ?
Israel
What country can add afford to give free healthcare to all?
Israel
What country gives free abortion on demand ?
Israel
We give Israel over 3,000,000,000
We gave Thailand 0,100,000,000
About 30 times as much
America First ? Or Israel first
5 TRILLION in new deficit ? Why are we going into deeper debt now? Didn’t Trump promised us a balanced budget ? Didn’t he promise full release of all Epstein files? Who is Trump trying to protect? Ghilsaine Maxwell offered to testify under oath before Congress. Republicans blocked her. Who is protecting the despised “elites” of Mr Teach ? If Ghilsaine Maxwell is allowed to testify will she destroy Trump? Instead will her offer her a pardon or clemency?
Epstein remained a friend of Trump’s for years AFTER his conviction. All Dems immediately stopped. That GOP
US Attorney General that gave Epstein the sweetheart deal of only sleeping in the jail ??????? Trump have HIM the plum job of Sec of Labor.