Republicanana wrote:
Are you expecting Congress to do effective studies? Love your optimism. Congress has commissioned a study on quails having sex while high on cocaine, and another on the effect of leaf blowers on lizards. They don't have time for this border wall stuff! (I recommend reading Rand Paul's Twitter Festivus, whole damn thing's hilarious)
I also recommend reading Rand Paul's Twitter thread from when he shut down the government for a few hours, and the tweet where he cites border help for other countries, President Trump should jump all over that.
https://twitter.com/RandPaul/status/976909053870911488
I'm starting to really like Rand Paul:
On page 207. 2000+ pages to go... Remember the $350,000 NSF spent asking if japanese quail are more sexually promiscuous on cocaine... Reading this monstrous bill full of grant programs begun decades ago reminds me of Reagan’s critique: the nearest thing to immortality is a government program... I found a kernel of hope: “no funds in this act will be used to support or justify torture."
Page 240 good news for states rights: no funds will be spent to prevent any state’s medical marijuana initiatives. Thank you Congr. Rohrabacher... $1m for the Cultural Antiquities Task Force... $6.25m for the Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation... $12m for Countering State Disinformation and Pressure... Sec. 8116 no funds can be used in Iraq in contravention of the War Powers Act... sounds good but . . . haven’t we been back in Iraq at war against new foes without any new congressional authorization?
I found it! I found it! Border security, what President Trump wanted! no . . .wait a minute section says Defense can spend what funds it determines to enhance the border security of Jordan, Lebanon, Egypt, and Tunisia