$140 million ‘Pelosi subway’ axed from Senate COVID bill: parliamentarian

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 $140 million ‘Pelosi subway’ axed from Senate COVID bill: parliamentarian

By Steven Nelson

March 2, 2021 | 7:29pm | Updated

Guess she’ll have to take the bus.

Funding for a rail project near House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s California district that Republicans denounced as wasteful was removed Tuesday from President Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID-19 stimulus bill.

The Senate parliamentarian ruled the $140 million appropriation wasn’t allowed under the so-called Byrd rule that polices unrelated items in budget reconciliation bills.

Republicans singled out the rail project as an example of unrelated “pork” in the bill, which is being rammed through Congress without Republican support using special rules that allow a simple majority vote in the Senate.

On Tuesday, Sen. John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) ridiculed the project as Pelosi’s “tunnel of love” ahead of an anticipated vote on the package later this week.

Aides to Pelosi, who represents San Francisco, had defended the project, saying that ridership for mass-transit plummeted during the pandemic, making it reasonable to increase government spending.

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https://nypost.com/2021/03/02/140-million-pelosi-subway-axed-from-senate-covid-bill/

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It is my understanding that the 'reconciliation' process is only achievable as an all-or-nothing attempt.  If a change is made in the bill, then it no longer qualifies under reconciliation which means 41 Republicans in the Senate could block it.  Anyone else know anything about that?

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The Senate parliamentarian ruled the $140 million appropriation wasn’t allowed under the so-called Byrd rule that polices unrelated items in budget reconciliation bills.

This alone should disqualify the process.  The Dems violated their own rules.

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IMPEACH HER: Pelosi Tried Sneaking $140 Million Personal Project For Her District Into COVID Bill

by Collin Rugg


Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi is in hot water after it was discovered that she tried sneaking a $140 million project for her district into the new COVID bill.

The corrupt Speaker tried taking advantage of the COVID pandemic by stuffing a $140 million rail project that would only benefit her and her district.


Check out what The New York Post reports:

Funding for a rail project near House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s California district that Republicans denounced as wasteful was removed Tuesday from President Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID-19 stimulus bill.

The Senate parliamentarian ruled the $140 million appropriation wasn’t allowed under the so-called Byrd rule that polices unrelated items in budget reconciliation bills.

Republicans singled out the rail project as an example of unrelated “pork” in the bill, which is being rammed through Congress without Republican support using special rules that allow a simple majority vote in the Senate.

On Tuesday, Sen. John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) ridiculed the project as Pelosi’s “tunnel of love” ahead of an anticipated vote on the package later this week.

Aides to Pelosi, who represents San Francisco, had defended the project, saying that ridership for mass-transit plummeted during the pandemic, making it reasonable to increase government spending.

Speaker Pelosi quickly got called out on Twitter by Republicans including GOP leader Kevin McCarthy.

“Today, House Republicans are introducing a motion to shift the $140 million allocated to Nancy Pelosi’s subway to grants that would be used for mental services for children. Democrats will have to go on the record—which one will they support?” McCarthy tweeted.

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