In my interview below on MSNBC, I provide the conservative viewpoint on the COVID ‘relief” bill and discuss the blue state bailouts. As you will see, they cut me short of fully discussing the topic. 

Here are my thoughts on this massive spending bill:

-$350B to bail out states and local governments whose Democrat leaders failed them.
For example, San Francisco currently faces a $650M budget shortfall, and your tax dollars will help plug the gap to the tune of $600M, virtually making their problem disappear! 

-$168B for schools, yet there isn't a single requirement that schools re-open or that teachers show up to work. In fact, we know Democrats aren’t prioritizing school openings this year because only $6.1B is allocated for FY 2021. 

-$1.5B for Amtrak

-$470M for Arts&Humanities/libraries and museums

All this spending comes on the heels of the $4 trillion we’ve already provided in the previous five COVID relief bills, much of which has yet to be doled out. As a reminder, all five COVID relief bills passed by President Trump were accomplished with bipartisan support. 

Another stimulus bill is in the works, under the guise of infrastructure. As infrastructure has always been a bipartisan issue (much like COVID should have been) it will contain funding for infrastructure, but it could also include personal and corporate tax increases as well as Green New Deal priorities, such as a carbon tax that will cost you more money at the pump and is certain to crush more domestic energy jobs. And similar to the COVID bill, it will likely pass through reconciliation (meaning they only need 51 votes). Look for this bill after the end of the fiscal year, 9/30/2021 since Congress is limited to only two reconciliation bills each calendar year.