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
$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
A few more earmarks:
$477k for "antiracist" training from the Equity Institute
$3 million for the LGBTQ+ museum in NYC
$1.2 million in "services for DACA recipients"
$4.1 million in various career programs for one of the richest counties in the US (Fairfax) pic.twitter.com/pPTxuTwGfQ
— 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
$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
Gender programs in Pakistan and a $200 million for a Gender Equity Fund. pic.twitter.com/PiH01DjBY1
— Rep. Dan Bishop (@RepDanBishop) December 20, 2022
Last year's administrative expenses for the vax injury trust fund were $13.2 million – now it's $15.2 million.
That's a 15% increase. Anticipating a 15% increase in vaccine injuries?
It also authorizes "sums as may be necessary" for vaccine injury/death claims. pic.twitter.com/HtoUnniRxt
— Rep. Dan Bishop (@RepDanBishop) December 20, 2022
$335,000,000 to prepare for an influenza pandemic!
Including the use of surveillance tools. pic.twitter.com/XzupSpqtoZ
— 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
$535 million for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which indirectly funds NPR via grants. pic.twitter.com/PohWeVWxQM
— Rep. Dan Bishop (@RepDanBishop) December 20, 2022