This reference is from December 2022, when the president signed the 4,155-page bill for $1.7 TRILLION dollar government spending bill. It’s very interesting to see what’s included in this bill that YOU and I and OUR kids will be forever paying for.

The spending package provides an “Additional” $45 billion in emergency assistance for Ukraine, and includes $772.5 billion for domestic priorities, $858 billion for defense and 40 billion in disaster relief.

$15 Billion in Pet Projects to cover 7,200 earmarks for projects in lawmakers’ home states and districts. (side note: this is up from 4,962 that totaled $9 billion in the April 2022 spending package). This essentially allows lawmakers to use taxpayer money to fund pet projects without public debate or discussion.(Bribes to vote for passage maybe?)

A paltry $410 million to “remain available” to reimburse Jordan, Lebanon, Egypt, Tunisia and Oman for “enhanced border security.” With at least $150 million of that must go to Jordan.

Speaking of boarders, $339.6 million goes to Immigration and Customs Enforcement for “non-detention border management requirements,” funds that are prohibited from being used to “acquire, maintain, or extend border security technology and capabilities” unless they’re for improving processing.

$575 million “should be made available for family planning/reproductive health, including in areas where population growth threatens biodiversity or endangered species.” Also noted was $3.6 million for a project called “Michelle Obama Trail – PATH Trail Project” in Georgia.