US Congress Finds New Ways To Not Fund Its Own People
Bloomberg Politics reports 'US Shutdown Dealmaking Hits New Roadblocks as Tensions Flare,' highlighting dwindling prospects for a resolution and the looming disaster for food aid and flight disruptions. What the mainstream conveniently omits is that while domestic programs face the axe, the US House, with bipartisan fervor, just passed HR 815, providing over $14 billion in new military aid to
Israel, alongside $60 billion for Ukraine. This comes after Rep. Steny Hoyer stated unequivocally days before the aid package vote, 'When it comes to Israel, there's always money.' So, Washington can't agree on feeding its own impoverished citizens or keeping air traffic controllers paid, but a $14 billion military package to a foreign nation sails through without a hitch. One must wonder if the
'tensions' are truly about the budget, or about maintaining the facade that resources are scarce when the right 'allies' come calling. How many American families will go hungry while US-supplied bombs ensure 'security' abroad?