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Are these those who have applied for and given asylum? Just asking.
They would be considered legal refugees who are eligible for assistance in their new home. I think we honor the request of the Bishops for legit refugees.those who have applied for and given asylum?
The administration already is identifying where money can be found in the various Cabinet agencies.Each year the government spends hundreds of billions of dollars on things that are not specifically authorized by Congress. Both Democrats and Republicans have been complicit in this practice. …
Washington’s dirty little secret is that unauthorized spending is not even uncommon anymore. As a freshman member of Congress, this truth stunned me – and I was not alone. By my estimation, there were many in the body who disapproved of the practice. But to our disappointment, the body as a whole was not inclined to address the issue.
The Democrats may feign exasperation with the president potentially spending “unauthorized” money on the wall, but they have enthusiastically participated in the budgetary games that will make it possible. During the Obama administration, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) estimated $310 billion was spent on unauthorized appropriations in FY 2016 – the last fiscal year of his presidency.
The federal budget is enormous – more than $4 trillion each year, of which roughly $1 trillion is discretionary. It is Congress’s job to authorize programs and appropriate funds for them from this $1 trillion.
However, the budget categories under which programs are authorized and funds are appropriated are very broad, and since Congress doesn’t pass specific language about every last dollar’s use, discretionary funds are inevitably used for things that Congress never specifically funds.
I would like to point out that you guys need to step it up by a lot.$14.2 million collected by 9am Saturday.
Right. Like no one escapes prison.The problem with walls is that they do work.
escapes are the rare exception. Prisons are very good at keeping people inside.Right. Like no one escapes prison.
You keep on posting these things as if you are making big strides. 17 hours ago, your total was 16.1 million now you are at 16.5 million. That is not good progress by any means, being how the goal is to collect 1 Billion dollars.Monday morning, December 24th: $16.5 million
I don’t get your timing or your math here.Actually, it is $1,100,000 in 12 hours.