Concerning Earmarks Remain in the Final Appropriations Minibus

'...Overall, it totals more than $55.2 billion more than the equivalent House versions of the same four bills.

Unfortunately, the minibus includes millions of dollars in wasteful, concerning earmarks at a time when the national debt is nearly $38.5 trillion. Below are just some of the examples of harmful earmarks that steer taxpayer funds to left wing activists, gender transitions and abortion providers, and other wasteful projects misaligned with Americans’ priorities. ...'

Reference: epicforamerica.org
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Aug 12, 2025

Bombshell Study Reveals Real Reason Behind Surge in Homelessness, and It's Not What the Dems Tell You

'Three quarters of this rise was concentrated in four localities – New York City, Chicago, Massachusetts, and Denver – where large inflows ...Data from the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) indicate an unprecedented 43 percent increase in the number of people residing in homeless shelters in the United States between 2022 and 2024, reversing the gradual decline over the preceding sixteen years. Three quarters of this rise was concentrated in four localities – New York City, Chicago, Massachusetts, and Denver – where large inflows of new immigrants seeking asylum were housed in emergency shelters. Using direct estimates from local government sources and indirect methods based on demographic changes, we estimate that asylum seekers accounted for about 60 percent of the two year rise in sheltered homelessness during this period, challenging media and policy narratives that primarily attribute this rise to local economic conditions and housing affordability. ...'

Reference: redstate.com
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