Sen. Rand Paul is airing his grievances in his 2022 Festivus Report, which outlines nearly a half-trillion dollars worth of wasteful federal spending.
Kentucky Republican Sen. Rand Paul reacts to reports of Twitter censoring the Hunter Biden laptop story on 'The Story with Martha MacCallum.
Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., released his annual Festivus Report on Friday, which found nearly half a trillion dollars worth of government waste.like the $475 billion spend to pay interest on the national debt, and the $1.7 billion to maintain empty federal buildings. However, it also keeps an eye on the smaller examples of abuses that take place when federal money is shoveled out the door so quickly.More than $31.5 million worth of COVID funds went to buy luxury cars, and another $1.
The Vera Institute of Justice got $168 million to help illegal immigrants avoid deportation, and this group has received more than $1.1 billion since 2008, the report found."Providing hundreds of millions of your hard-earned dollars to help illegal immigrants actively skirt our immigration laws. What border crisis?" the report said.
"One has to wonder: does the government really need that much money to get some mice tipsy?" the study said."Just imagine how far $1.1 million would go at your local dive bar!"
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