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REPORT: Nancy Pelosi Tried To Put $140 Million In Funding For Rail Project In Her District Into COVID Bill

The Democrat COVID bill is still stuffed with pork but one ridiculous item was cut.

Nancy Pelosi tried to include $140 million for a rail project in her district but it was axed after being called out.

This is why so many Americans can’t stand Congress. Why was this item in the bill in the first place?

The New York Post reports:

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

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 […]

Read the full story from American Lookout


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