Back on May 30, 2023, after then-Speaker Kevin McCarthy cut a deal with President Joe Biden to suspend any limit on the federal debt through all of 2024, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer praised the deal as an act of "Responsible" government.
"Again, nobody got everything they wanted," said Schumer, "But this bill is the responsible and prudent and necessary way forward." At the close of business on the day Schumer made this statement, the federal debt was $31,463,988,658,765.
Schumer and his colleagues in the current Congress borrowed more money in less than one year than their pre-1990 predecessors did in more than two centuries.
What is the fiscally "Responsible" Schumer talking about now? He is bragging about how he is spending federal money on pet projects in New York state.
In the seven days from April 2 through April 8, Schumer's Senate office posted eight press releases announcing projects that would funnel $79,174,581 in federal funding to New York.
The first press release they put out that day said that Schumer and Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., had "Secured $3,822,000 for critical local projects." "This nearly $4 million in federal funding makes vital investments in the Capital Region's top-notch educational institutions, helping give students the equipment and hands-on training they need," Schumer said.
Because the federal government is continuing to run a massive deficit-it was $828.135 billion through the first five months of this fiscal year-not only will current taxpayers fund such projects but so, too, will future generations who will be required to pay the interest on the money the federal government borrows to fund them.
https://www.dailysignal.com/2024/04/10/chuck-schumers-79-million-week/
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