Congressional negotiators reached an agreement early today on a proposed $1.7 trillion deal to fund the government until September 2023. The mammoth “omnibus” package will need to pass by Friday to avoid a potential government shutdown.
Across 4,155 pages, the proposed measure contains funding for some of President Joe Biden’s key policy agendas, including another $44.9 billion in emergency assistance for Ukraine and $858 billion in defense funding. It would also ban TikTok on government devices and change the way presidential electoral votes are counted in the wake of the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol. “Despite having a little more work to do, the omnibus continues heading in the right direction,” Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) said Monday as the bill was being finished. Read more.
That’s my tax dollars they just plundered.
Actually it’s more like your children’s tax dollars they just plundered.
The difference that it will make to you is inflation