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House Dems' emergency coronavirus stimulus bill includes $35M for - Kennedy Center

Posted: Mar 24th, 2020 - 5:20 am

House Democrats are being criticized on Monday for allotting expenses in their proposal of an emergency stimulus bill that has nothing to do with the coronavirus outbreak, including $35 million meant for the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington D.C.

Following the Senate Democrats derailing the pursuit of a bipartisan-drafted stimulus bill, the House led by Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., offered their own version of a bill meant to save the economy as the pandemic has pummelled the stock market. However, buried inside the over 1,100-page emergency proposal is money meant to upkeep a popular destination at the country's capital.

"For an additional amount for 'Operations and Maintenance,' $35,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2021, for operations and maintenance requirements related to the consequenees of coronavirus: Provided, That notwithstanding the provisions of 20 U.S.C. 76th et seq., funds provided in this Act shall be made available to cover operating expenses required to ensure the continuity of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and its affiliates, including for employee compensation and benefits, grants, contracts, payments for rent or utilities, fees for artists or performers, information technology and other administrative expenses," the bill reads.

Democrats never get to use the word slush fund again, ever.

The next page of the bill indicates that $300 million would be allotted for the National Endowment of the Arts and an additional $300 million for the National Endowment of the Humanities. The bill also provides $100 million for NASA and $278 million for the IRS.

Such expenses, particularly the $35 million for the performing arts center, raised eyebrows on social media.

Several GOP lawmakers pointed to Pelosi's alleged involvement amid talks of a Senate emergency bill as responsible for the bill's derailment by Senate Democrats.

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House Dems' emergency coronavirus stimulus bill includes $35M for - Kennedy Center (Views: 382, 2020-03-24, 5:20 am)
- Politics, as a concept is over. Selfish power grabbing - and maximizing whatever political power (Views: 219, 2020-03-24, 5:23 am)
  - FDR’s “New Deal” prolonged a recession into the - Great Depression. (Views: 263, 2020-03-24, 6:37 am)
    - Fact check - Not exactly (Views: 234, 2020-03-24, 8:09 am)
      - Fact check - Yes, exactly (Views: 264, 2020-03-24, 9:05 am)
        Revisionist history - Not exactly (Views: 290, 2020-03-24, 11:16 am)
        No, not "revisionist history." His New Deal programs - PROLONGED the GREAT (Views: 228, 2020-03-24, 1:13 pm)
      - FDR's policies made it worse. There are MANY books - written on the subject. In fact, (Views: 155, 2020-03-24, 6:46 pm)
      - Under FDR America tried socialism and the results - were predictable and terrible. (Views: 243, 2020-03-24, 6:51 pm)
      - FDR did not cause the Great Depression, but he did - cause the 1937 recession, and (Views: 160, 2020-03-24, 7:08 pm)
  - Democrats are holding up the bill over irrelevant demands. - nm (Views: 182, 2020-03-24, 6:46 am)
    - Pelosi also put nationalizing vote harvesting into the - bill. (Views: 190, 2020-03-24, 6:50 am)
      - Her bill also includes money for illegals. This stimulus bill - is shaping up to be a once in a (Views: 303, 2020-03-24, 1:28 pm)
- The President will never sign a bill with this much crap - in it. The contents are now well (Views: 287, 2020-03-24, 6:10 am)
- I hear they are close to agreement on the - bill. I really have no (Views: 234, 2020-03-24, 6:28 am)
  - Money for the performing arts center has nothing to do - with coronavirus. They already get (Views: 193, 2020-03-24, 6:33 am)
    - All the mainstream media outlets are calling all this - pork "forward thinking," CNN and (Views: 236, 2020-03-24, 6:53 am)
- Pelosi's bill also has Obamacare bailout and also funds - abortion coverage. (Views: 273, 2020-03-24, 7:14 am)
  - Again, no link, waste of time. - nm (Views: 175, 2020-03-24, 8:53 am)
    - So? The Internet is out there. - Look for yourself like (Views: 309, 2020-03-24, 9:08 am)
      - So? Don't make a claim without a - source. nm (Views: 226, 2020-03-24, 10:02 am)
        Seriously? Did you not watch them talking about this - on the Senate floor yesterday? (Views: 241, 2020-03-24, 10:03 am)
        So? Stop telling others to do what you - refuse to do yourself (Views: 254, 2020-03-24, 10:54 am)
        Bet: If someone had provided a link - she would have crabbed about that too. (Views: 165, 2020-03-26, 10:34 am)
    - Those of us who have been PAYING ATTENTION - are simply commenting. Look (Views: 248, 2020-03-24, 10:02 am)
- While you all dwell on the fake Kennedy Center - And abortion (Views: 252, 2020-03-24, 5:52 pm)
  - While you dwell on hurting Americans to push - your Liberal Fascist agenda, you (Views: 156, 2020-03-25, 1:03 pm)