Education Secretary Miguel Cardona Allows Illegal Aliens Access to Pandemic Relief Funds
Education Secretary Miguel Cardona said he will allow illegal aliens and international college students access to pandemic relief funds.
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House Republicans Call for Investigation of Potential Taxpayer-Funded Benefits for Illegals in New York
Reps. Jason Smith (R-MO) and James Comer (R-KY) called Friday for an investigation over concerns the state of New York may be funneling federal tax dollars to benefit illegal aliens.
Report: Biden Infrastructure Plan to Spend $4 Trillion, Increase Taxes by $3 Trillion
President Joe Biden’s infrastructure plan may include $4 trillion in spending and $3 trillion in increased taxes, according to a report released Monday.
Senate Republicans Call for Probe into Planned Parenthood Receipt of Coronavirus Funds
Senate Republicans have called for an investigation into how Planned Parenthood affiliates are still collecting loans through the PPP.
Maher: We’re Spending Like ‘We’ll Never Run out of Cash’
On Friday’s broadcast of HBO’s “Real Time,” host Bill Maher said that with the amount of money the U.S. is spending on coronavirus relief, “it feels like we’re back in that headspace that we’ll never run out of cash as
Politico: Democrats Want COVID Welfare Provisions to ‘Last Well Beyond the Pandemic Itself’
President Joe Biden signed the $1.9 trillion coronavirus package into law Thursday, providing a path for an expansion of the welfare state by permanently maintaining socialistic entitlements originating from the legislation, such as the expanded child tax credit, which is now expanded from $2,000 to a maximum of $3,600 per kid for one year.
Psaki: Biden Will Push to Make Some Social Safety Net Provisions of COVID Bill Permanent
On Wednesday’s “CNN Tonight,” White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki stated that President Joe Biden will argue that some of the social safety net measures of the coronavirus relief bill should be made permanent. Host Don Lemon asked, “There’s provisions
GOP Rep. Waltz: COVID Bill ‘Largest Expansion of the Welfare State’ Since LBJ in the 60s
On Wednesday’s broadcast of the Fox Business Network’s “Making Money,” Rep. Michael Waltz (R-FL) stated that the coronavirus relief package is “the largest expansion of the welfare state since Lyndon Baines Johnson in the 1960s.” Waltz said, “China continues to
Durbin: COVID Relief Bill ‘Significantly’ Expands Safety Net Beyond Emergency Pandemic Relief
On Wednesday’s broadcast of CNN’s “Situation Room,” Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) stated that the coronavirus relief bill “significantly” expands America’s safety net beyond emergency pandemic relief. Host Wolf Blitzer asked, “[B]eyond the emergency pandemic relief, how much does
Exclusive — Rep. Ted Budd: Best Stimulus Is Not Partisan Coronavirus Bill, ‘It’s Opening the Economy’
ORLANDO, Florida — Rep. Ted Budd (R-NC) railed against the partisan $1.9 trillion coronavirus bill, the Senate version of which passed the House Wednesday, providing his remarks in an interview with Breitbart News during the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC).
Rick Scott: $1.9 Trillion Bill ‘One of the Most Shameful, Costly, Political Moves Ever Made by Congress’
Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL), chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC), criticized the Democrats’ passage of the $1.9 trillion coronavirus bill championed by President Joe Biden’s administration.
Report: Taxpayers to Increase Income for Poor by 20 Percent in Coronavirus Bill
American taxpayers will provide the neediest 20 percent of their countrymen a 20 percent increase in income upon the passage and signature of the “American Rescue Plan,” according to a study by the Urban Policy Tax Center.
Joni Ernst on COVID Bill: ‘91% of the Bill Shouldn’t Have Passed’
During a Tuesday appearance on Fox News Channel’s “America’s Newsroom,” Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) slammed the $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief bill, which passed the Senate over the weekend.
Dem Rep. Suozzi on $1.9T COVID Relief Bill — ‘There Is Some Waste in There’
Tuesday on CNBC’s “Squawk Box,” Rep. Thomas Suozzi (D-NY) admitted that “there is some waste” in the $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package.
Padilla on State and Local Funding in COVID Bill: Don’t ‘Penalize’ CA ‘for Doing the Right Thing Early in the Pandemic’
On Monday’s “PBS NewsHour,” Sen. Alex Padilla (D-CA) defended the state and local government funding provisions in the coronavirus relief bill by stating that we shouldn’t punish states “for doing the right thing early in the pandemic” like California. Padilla
$100 Billion in Stimulus Bill Guarantees Welfare for Families with Children
The $1.9 trillion coronavirus package establishes a guaranteed income for families with children by expanding an existing tax credit, essentially creating a new entitlement similar to those in socialistic countries.
Poll: 44% Approve of Democrats’ $1.9 Trillion Coronavirus Relief Measure
Less than a majority of Americans approve of the Democrats’ $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief measure, an internal survey from the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) showed.
GOP Rep. Hice on COVID Relief Bill: ‘There’s so Much That’s Just Outright Wrong’
Monday, Rep. Jody Hice (R-GA) voiced his criticism of the $1.9 trillion COVID relief “monstrosity” which passed the Senate over the weekend.
Democrat Sen. Joe Manchin Flip Flops, Votes for Purely Partisan $1.9 Trillion Biden Bill
Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) flip flopped by voting for the purely partisan $1.9 trillion coronavirus package after previously calling for a “new era of bipartisanship.”
Exclusive – Rep. Byron Donalds on Coronavirus Bill: Democrats ‘Didn’t Want to Let a Crisis Go to Waste’
ORLANDO, Florida — Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL) denounced the partisan $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief bill, which the House passed last week and the Senate passed Saturday, as a Democrat “wish list” mostly containing items unrelated to immediate coronavirus relief, providing his remarks in an interview with Breitbart News during the Conservative Political Action Conference.
GOP: Senate-Passed Relief Bill Holds ‘Host of Non-COVID-Related Left-Wing Policies’
GOP senators, who voted against the Democrat-led Senate’s $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief measure on Saturday, sharply criticized the partisan measure upon its passing, emphasizing that it is filled with a “host of non-COVID-related left-wing policies.”
Democrats Celebrate Passage of $1.9 Trillion Coronavirus Bill: ‘This Is Just the Start of What Congress Can Do’
Democrat senators celebrated the upper chamber’s passage of the $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief measure on Saturday, framing it as “just the start of what Congress can do” moving forward.
House Budget Chair Yarmuth: Some People Who Could Use Direct Payment Won’t Get It
On Saturday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Cross Connection,” House Budget Committee Chair John Yarmuth (D-KY) stated that under the coronavirus relief bill, “there will be people who could use” the $1,400 direct payments “who will not get it, but, again, 250
Democrats Rage as $15 Minimum Wage Effort Fails: ‘Despicable, Unacceptable’
Several prominent Democrats expressed disappointment and frustration after several Democrats joined Republicans in the Senate in rejecting Sen. Bernie Sanders’ (I-VT) effort to raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour.
GOP Sen. Capito: Biden ‘Willing’ to Negotiate COVID Relief but Forces Pushing Him Not to
Friday on Fox News Channel’s “America’s Newsroom,” Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) discussed the $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package, which GOP members of Congress have criticized for including items not related to COVID-19.
Mitch McConnell: ‘Democrats Inherited a Tide that Was Already Turning’
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) criticized his Democrat colleagues Friday as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) kicks off what has been described as her two-week plan to turn the lower chamber into a “factory for Democratic policies,” the Kentucky Republican assessing that Democrats “inherited a tide that was already turning.”
Ernst on Infrastructure Spending Bill: Democrats Spending ‘Like It’s Monopoly Money’
On Friday, Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) reacted to the Democrats’ proposed $1.9 trillion infrastructure bill that comes as Congress weighs a $1.9 trillion COVID relief package.
Rubio: COVID Relief Bill ‘Bailing Out’ ‘Predator’ Cuomo
On Wednesday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Fox & Friends,” Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) said that he favors more coronavirus relief and more is needed, but that the relief package before Congress is “about bailing out some of these
Dem Rep. Cleaver: We Could Do COVID Relief with ‘Smaller Bottom Number’
On Tuesday’s broadcast of the Fox Business Network’s “Cavuto: Coast to Coast,” Rep. Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO) stated that the coronavirus relief bill could be smaller than it is and some states are doing well fiscally. Cleaver said, [relevant remarks begin around
NE Gov. Ricketts: COVID Relief Proposal Seems Like ‘Political Payback to Big Blue States’; Says Rewarding on Per Capita Basis ‘the Fair Way to Do It’
During Tuesday’s broadcast of “Fox & Friends,” Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts (R) criticized the proposed coronavirus relief bill because it allocates stimulus funds based on unemployment rate rather than per capita.
Democrats Reject Coronavirus Bill Amendment to Divert Funds from Pelosi’s Subway to Children’s Mental Health
Democrats nixed an amendment to redirect $140 million from a subway in Nancy Pelosi’s San Francisco to mental health services for children.
Dem Rep. Espaillat ‘Not Comfortable’ with $1.9 Trillion COVID Bill — Any Bill that Size ‘Will Probably Be Somewhat Embarrassing’
Representative Adriano Espaillat (D-NY) on Thursday said he is “not comfortable” with the Democrats’ proposed $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package that includes money for transit projects, illegal immigrants, and other items not related to the virus.
Gov. Brian Kemp: Faith Protection Act Will Make Georgia a ‘Sanctuary State for People of Faith’
The Faith Protection Act making Georgia a “sanctuary state for people of faith” is enacted into law, Gov. Brian Kemp (R-GA) said on Wednesday’s edition of SiriusXM’s Breitbart News Daily with host Alex Marlow.
John Kennedy on Democrat COVID Bill: ‘This Isn’t a Coronavirus Bill — This Is a Left of Lenin, Neosocialist Wish List’
During the Wednesday broadcast of “America’s Newsroom” on Fox News Channel, Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA) blasted the Democrats’ proposed $1.9 trillion COVID relief package.
Rand Paul: Democrat $1.9 Trillion COVID Relief Bill ‘a Big Mistake’ — ‘Not the Time to Put the Country Further into Debt’
On Wednesday, Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) voiced his criticism of the Democrats’ proposed $1.9 trillion COVID relief package that includes many things not associated with the virus.
Barrasso: 95% of Money for Schools in Relief Bill Isn’t Spent until 2022 Fiscal Year, ‘It Runs with Spending Until 2028’
On Tuesday’s broadcast of Fox News Radio’s “Guy Benson Show,” Senate Republican Conference Chair Sen. John Barrasso (R-WY) slammed the coronavirus relief proposal for how it handles school re-openings by stating that the money isn’t tied to re-opening, and 95% of the
Scalise: Democrat COVID Relief Bill Full of ‘Liberal Pork’ — ‘Devastating for America’
House Minority Whip Steve Scalise (R-LA) on Monday slammed the Democrats’ proposed $1.9 trillion COVID relief package.
GOP Rep. Hinson on Reopening Schools: ‘Sad’ That Our Kids Have Become a ‘Political Football’
Monday, Rep. Ashley Hinson (R-IA) outlined her plan to reopen schools across the United States with her proposed Reopen Schools Act. Her bill is aimed to help students and teachers get back in the classroom safely amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic by only providing funding to schools that reopen.
Scalise: Coronavirus Bill a ‘National Disgrace’ Being Pushed by Far Left — ‘Nothing to Do with COVID’
Monday on FNC’s “Fox & Friends,” House Minority Whip Steve Scalise (R-LA) voiced his criticism of the Democrats’ $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package.
Malliotakis: There Must Be ‘Accountability’ with COVID Relief Bill, Can’t Trust Cuomo with More Money
On Saturday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Fox & Friends,” Rep. Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY) stated that she wants New York to receive more coronavirus relief funds, but is skeptical about whether New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio (D)
