US lawmakers have agreed to tack on another $24.7 billion in spending to their $1.4 trillion compromise spending package for 2020, hoping this extra spending will be enough to pass the spending bills before a Friday deadline.
Passing the compromise spending has been a struggle for months, with officials constantly agreeing on continuing resolutions for more time to negotiate. Ultimately, they appear to have decided that they can get the votes by adding spending here and there, even if this means the deal is much larger than anticipated.
The first set of spending, including military spending, is at $860.3 billion. It is expected to move through the House Tuesday, and then the Senate shortly thereafter. The other bill would be considered after the first one.
The increased spending will avoid any substantial changes, but the sheer amount of spending will also put the deficit on track to pass $1 trillion for the first time since 2012.
Hell – our Government has known and accepted the fact that we are NEVER going to pay off one dime of the National Debt – so everybody needs to grab what they can – while they can. It is like the bartender just dropped dead of a heart attack, so all drinks are on the house.
No problem. USA has good credit. Let’s send more to Israel & Ukraine.
Lasnce,,Hell NO!!
DC GHOULS GOTTA……..GO! đ
the sheer amount of spending will also put the deficit on track to pass $1 trillion for the first time since 2012.
We will pass $1T deficit soon, with or without this bill. We are on track to pass it in 2020. The irresponsible taw-cut and defense spending increases to this point already insure it.
This proposed bill shows no one on Capitol Hill cares about the deficit.
The interest on debt is paid. Goes to 1% ers. The parasite economy…..complain about taxes tho….
The word “defense” is laughable, though not for those who are the victims of US aggression, including US troops.
I hope this spending ride never comes to an end!!
The Roman Empire repeated as farce.
“I find it ironic that when I and other progressive members of Congress propose legislation to address the many unmet needs of workers, the elderly, the children, the sick and the poor, we are invariably asked, ‘How will we pay for it?’ Yet we rarely hear that question with regard to huge increases in military spending, tax breaks for billionaires, or massive subsidies for the fossil fuel industry. […]
When it comes to giving the Pentagon $738 billionâeven more money than it requestedâthere is a deafening silence within Congress and the ruling elites about what our nation can and cannot afford. Congress will just authorize and appropriate all of this money without one penny in offsets, no questions asked.
I find it curious that few of the “deficit hawks” are asking if it is fiscally prudent to be spending more on defense than the next 10 countries combinedâmore than half of our nation’s discretionary budget. […]
We need a government that represents all of us, not just the corporate elite.”
-Bernie Sanders, WaPo op-ed
Sure, and let’s fund FREE HC for all NON-citizens, and free college education and fund Medicare for ALL!
Wonder what that would do to the budget?
If you are really worried about fiscal responsibility, (not) how bout legislation REQUIRING a balanced budget?