On Friday, the U.S. House of Representatives approved a leftist stop-gap bill filled with $1.7 billion in mostly pork along with the final stamp of approval by Congress for New Mexico to further rob the state’s Land Grant Permanent Fund of billions of dollars to delve out socialist “free” (taxpayer-funded) daycare programs. The bill now heads to Joe Biden’s desk, where he is certain to approve it.
All members of New Mexico’s congressional delegation voted for the measure except for U.S. Rep. Yvette Herrell of the Second District.
The portion was hidden in the sweeping 4,126-page bill that included things such as $45 billion in further aid to Ukraine, the partisan “Electoral Count Act” said to “prevent another January 6,” more security for lame duck House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, among millions of dollars in enviro-Marxist policy measures.
Previously, the second to final hurdle was met by New Mexico to fund the socialist program after around 70 percent of voters in the 2022 General Election voted for the program.
“Voting in favor of this bill is a dereliction of our duty on all counts,” 31 current and incoming House Republican lawmakers said in an open letter published Wednesday to their Senate colleagues before the chamber had 18 Republicans join Democrats to ram through the costly bill.
Now, the state of New Mexico can rob the Permanent Fund of another 1.25%, which adds up to hundreds of millions annually.
The new spending approved by Congress will further exacerbate the United States’ $31.5 trillion in debt.
One could argue that decent daycare might be an improvement over some “parenting” in the state. When 14 and 15 yr. olds are having babies, it’s no mystery why there’s so much crime….of course, that’s assuming the money is actually used for that purpose. Just my take.
Good for Yvette Herrell. Her voting “No” on the omnibus bill can only help her win in 2024.
Washington DC is the greatest threat to the United States.