The Consolidations Appropriation Act of 2021 - MORE CHINA VIRUS THAN COVID-19 RELIEF

Full bill: https://docs.house.gov/billsthisweek/20201221/BILLS-116HR133SA-RCP-116-68.pdf

SNIPPETS FROM THE REDSTATE ARTICLE

Democrats in the House voted to suspend the rule that gives members 72 hours to read a bill before it’s voted on.”

“Of course, once the text of the bill was available, journalists, pundits, and laypeople all delved into its contents and started itemizing all of the pork contained in what politicians from both sides of the aisle were claiming was a “COVID stimulus bill” or “COVID relief bill.”

“The dirty little secret (which isn’t too much of a secret for people who’ve been paying attention) is that the bill’s main purpose wasn’t COVID relief or economic stimulus. Its formal name is the “Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021,” and the government would have shut down had Congress not passed some spending bill.

In actuality, the COVID relief was something tacked onto another bill, not the other way around.”

“Standalone bills for something as significant as a global pandemic, economic turmoil (to put it mildly), and a new vaccine. Cruz continued, noting the things Democrats held hostage and items that were simply funding “swamp lobbyists”:

“Becca Lower wrote about the bill’s passage, Congress took their eyes off the ball by worrying more about their pet programs and special interests to reward post-election than about the families suffering across the country. “ [CHINA VIRUS!]

Article here: https://redstate.com/jenvanlaar/2020/12/22/sen-ted-cruz-is-right-congress-labeled-end-of-year-spending-bill-covid-relief-to-cover-the-pork-n298419