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Senator Josh Hawley of Missouri has raised the alarm about a newly proposed spending bill led by House Speaker Mike Johnson from Louisiana, arguing that its passage could spell disaster for President Trump. In a recent appearance on “The Alex Marlow Show,” the senator laid out the sleazy tactics at play, claiming that the bill was strategically delayed so Congress could shove it through on a tight deadline, leaving scant time for anyone to scrutinize its contents.
According to Hawley, the law mandates that Congress should have passed a budget by September and done so through ten individual spending bills, allowing for thorough debate and reading. Instead, legislators seemingly ignored this requirement and let things pile up, only to conduct a mad dash at the end of the year as if competing in a congressional version of “Survivor.” This blatant disregard for due process is just the latest chapter in the government’s ongoing saga of “let’s sneak stuff past the voters while they’re distracted.”
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Hawley’s main concern lies in the fact that the bill is loaded with provisions that prioritize Democrat agendas and hefty spending on “other garbage.” One glaring piece of the bill that had conservatives scratching their heads is the one-year extension of the State Department’s Global Engagement Center. This agency has a reputation for financing organizations that engage in censoring conservative media, including the beloved Breitbart News. Hidden away within the labyrinth of a sprawling 1,537-page document, like a needle in a haystack, the censorship provisions are designed to be practically invisible at first glance.
Marlow got to the heart of the issue, pressing Hawley on how much federal money was dedicated to censoring conservative voices. Hawley indicated that unraveling this information would require dogged determination, as each snippet had to be linked to other parts within the document. It’s a perfect illustration of bureaucratic complexity that would make even the most seasoned puzzle enthusiast throw up their hands in frustration.
The implications of this spending bill are nothing short of outrageous. As Hawley pointed out, the design of such legislation is intentionally convoluted to prevent accountability. With the clock ticking, the last-minute rush to vote is nothing less than a recipe for disaster, ensuring that ordinary citizens have no clue what’s really going on in their government. Hawley’s warning signifies a broader issue of transparency and trust, as Republicans adopt tactics traditionally associated with their left-leaning counterparts. Instead of holding accountability as their banner, they seem to be ready to join in the chorus of political mismanagement.
