Sen. Pat Toomey, R-Pa., reacts to the return of pork-barrel spending in Congress.
Democrats in Congress are using earmarks to federally fund millions of dollars of woke pet projects in their districts in an attempt to use taxpayer dollars to advance a diversity-focused agenda.
Democrats are earmarking millions of dollars in the upcoming spending bill for unique projects that are designed to advance social justice goals ranging from equality in education to access to preventative healthcare to diversity in public arts projects. The move is being slammed by Republicans as the currency by which the leadership buys votes.
A recent Fox News investigation uncovered Democrats requests have sought to fund social equity programs on race, gender and education.
By Kenny Webster
May 7, 2021
Earmarks are back! A new report details some of the insane things Democrats are spending your money on.
We re warning you: if you don t like wasteful government spending this is gonna sting.
Lawmakers in the Senate and House of Representatives have asked for at least $6 billion in extra funding for local projects ahead of the upcoming federal budget, Fox News can reveal exclusively. Here are some of the most surprising entries in the big-money wish list.
1. $7,110,080 for the City of Cottage Grove Shoppes (Rep. Angie Craig, D-Minn.)
2. $3,850,000 for a park that includes wellness programming and recreational opportunities (Rep. Sanford Bishop Jr., D-Ga.)
By Kenny Webster
May 7, 2021
Earmarks are back! A new report details some of the insane things Democrats are spending your money on.
We re warning you: if you don t like wasteful government spending this is gonna sting.
Lawmakers in the Senate and House of Representatives have asked for at least $6 billion in extra funding for local projects ahead of the upcoming federal budget, Fox News can reveal exclusively. Here are some of the most surprising entries in the big-money wish list.
1. $7,110,080 for the City of Cottage Grove Shoppes (Rep. Angie Craig, D-Minn.)
2. $3,850,000 for a park that includes wellness programming and recreational opportunities (Rep. Sanford Bishop Jr., D-Ga.)
House lawmakers are looking to sweeten President Biden s infrastructure package; Hillary Vaughn reports from Capitol Hill.
Lawmakers in the Senate and House of Representatives have asked for at least $6 billion in extra funding for local projects ahead of the upcoming federal budget, Fox News can reveal exclusively. Here are some of the most surprising entries in the big-money wish list.
1. $7,110,080 for the City of Cottage Grove Shoppes (Rep. Angie Craig, D-Minn.)
2. $3,850,000 for a park that includes wellness programming and recreational opportunities (Rep. Sanford Bishop Jr., D-Ga.)
3. $3,750,000 for the Waukegan Carnegie Museum Revitalization Project in Illinois (Rep. Bradley Schneider, D-Ill.)
4. $3,000,000 for a smartphone app to track bus locations (Rep. Blake Moore, R-Utah)
AILSA CHANG, HOST:
All right. We re going to go back in time now and visit a neighborhood in Los Angeles that no longer exists. The story of Sugar Hill brings to life many of these ideas we just talked about - segregation, racist covenants and who has the right to live where. Here s producer Jonaki Mehta.
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JONAKI MEHTA, BYLINE: This is what Ra (ph) and Van Nickerson s (ph) childhood home sounds like today.
RA NICKERSON: Where the freeway is now.
MEHTA: Right here, this overpass?
R NICKERSON: Yeah, that s where Berkeley Square was.
VAN NICKERSON: What she s pointing to, right there where that sign says this quarter next 3 exit, lift it up, our house is right about there.