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Salon
Salon
Politics
Bob Hennelly

The $1.7T omnibus and Beltway disconnect

It's Christmas time in America and just how merry it's going to be will depend very much on where you sit.

In Washington this week, President Biden, Speaker Nancy Pelosi, and Majority Leader Chuck Schumer were celebrating their pending $1.7 trillion-dollar Omnibus spending bill that spends $858 billion on the military, that includes tens of billions for a beleaguered and deserving Ukraine, because the politicians believe it restores America's place in the world.

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