The Senate Republicans are awful proud of themselves over the omnibus spending bill and Mitch has been out virtue signaling. But House Republicans are not so thrilled, obviously, and Dan Bishop decided to share some of the TRILLIONS of reasons why.
His twitter thread is very long, so I just sampled it here. But enough to curdle your milk right quick, hoss.
My team and I are reading through the omnibus bill today – all $1.7 trillion and 4,155 pages of it.
Follow along for some of the most egregious provisions in the bill ⬇️
— Rep. Dan Bishop (@RepDanBishop) December 20, 2022
It expressly prohibits CBP funding from being used to improve border security. pic.twitter.com/g2F4o1zl2D
— Rep. Dan Bishop (@RepDanBishop) December 20, 2022
…but at the same time, allocates $410 million towards border security for Jordan, Lebanon, Egypt, Tunisia, and Oman.
America Last in action. pic.twitter.com/KSkgtTEtmL
— Rep. Dan Bishop (@RepDanBishop) December 20, 2022
And, of course, $1,438,000,000 for membership in global multilateral organizations, including the UN. pic.twitter.com/LHjDYXG2Us
— Rep. Dan Bishop (@RepDanBishop) December 20, 2022
The word "salmon" appears 48 times in the bill. pic.twitter.com/kMg9oThIUf
— Rep. Dan Bishop (@RepDanBishop) December 20, 2022
$65 million for salmon?
Seems fishy. pic.twitter.com/JSdjpuffGq
— Rep. Dan Bishop (@RepDanBishop) December 20, 2022
🐝 $3 million for bee-friendly highways, & another $5 million for the salmon.
Talk about a buzzkill. pic.twitter.com/PWH3Z5Cn0x
— Rep. Dan Bishop (@RepDanBishop) December 20, 2022
And lest the other fish feel left out of the spending spree, here's $65.7 million for international fisheries commissions.
Perhaps President Bush was onto something when he said "I know the human being and the fish can coexist peacefully." pic.twitter.com/2P7CkeI5pe
— Rep. Dan Bishop (@RepDanBishop) December 20, 2022
On a more sinister note, here's at least $575 million for "family planning" in areas where population growth "threatens biodiversity."
Malthusianism is a disturbing, anti-human ideology that should have ZERO place in any federal program. pic.twitter.com/7EfFx2pq0M
— Rep. Dan Bishop (@RepDanBishop) December 20, 2022
$300k per year for the Continuous Plankton Recorder. Chump change compared to the rest of this bill! pic.twitter.com/vAaEJXFzqr
— Rep. Dan Bishop (@RepDanBishop) December 20, 2022
$65 million in two programs for Senator Leahy, and a federal building named for Nancy Pelosi.
Swamp gonna Swamp. pic.twitter.com/NCEv8NtvdY
— Rep. Dan Bishop (@RepDanBishop) December 20, 2022
Here are just a handful of the many earmarks in the bill, including $3.6 million for the "Michelle Obama Trail." pic.twitter.com/OdZnlWSqLV
— Rep. Dan Bishop (@RepDanBishop) December 20, 2022
If an additional $47 billion in Ukraine funding isn't enough for you, the bill also authorizes a "Ukrainian Independence Park" right here in DC. pic.twitter.com/vDoAcT7INZ
— Rep. Dan Bishop (@RepDanBishop) December 20, 2022
Also, monuments for journalists and service animals… pic.twitter.com/QWencgXZDs
— Rep. Dan Bishop (@RepDanBishop) December 20, 2022
$524.4 million for a DEI and "structural racism" focused NIH subdivision – https://t.co/41Pl1Z1jBu pic.twitter.com/dfKJdf3PMt
— Rep. Dan Bishop (@RepDanBishop) December 20, 2022
$286 million in Title X funding, which funds Planned Parenthood. pic.twitter.com/iL0kLC5roA
— Rep. Dan Bishop (@RepDanBishop) December 20, 2022
$7.5 million to better understand the "domestic radicalization phenomenon," plus $1 million for gun violence research.
These research programs are often a smokescreen for violating civil liberties down the road. pic.twitter.com/vepC1jqqKD
— Rep. Dan Bishop (@RepDanBishop) December 20, 2022
That’s just a sample. It gets worse. Here’s the start of the thread\.
Here’s the tweet with the link to the documents.
By the way, the hundreds of pages of earmarks aren't even included in the main omnibus bill. You have to view them on a separate website.
We're working through those documents as well, including a breakdown of total earmark $$$ by party. https://t.co/UQF3eCNlu1
— Rep. Dan Bishop (@RepDanBishop) December 20, 2022
Insanity.