OPINION: The coronavirus relief bill in the U.S. Senate includes $350 million for “migration and refugee assistance.”
What that has to do with providing funding for the American people or resolving the coronavirus crisis was not explained.
That’s $350 million that will not be given to hard-working American families or small business that are on the verge of declaring bankruptcy.
Even more hard to believe is this kind of nonsense is being presented by a Republican-controlled Senate.
The massive spending bill also includes:
- Corporation for Public Broadcasting ($75 million): For stabilization grants to maintain programming services and to preserve small and rural public telecommunication stations.
- Institute for Museum and Library Services ($50 million): For digital access and technical support services.
- Railroad Retirement Board ($5 million): To improve the mobility of the workforce and administer the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act.
- Social Security Administration (SSA) ($300 million): To help SSA keep up with key workloads, make up for lost productivity, and otherwise improve the ability of the agency to serve the public.