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The swamp is quickly being drained.

'The US Treasury Spent HOW MUCH Illegally? Now You Know Why the Left
Wants to Stop DOGE'

<https://redstate.com/streiff/2025/02/08/the-us-treasury-spent-how-much-illegally-now-you-know-why-the-left-wants-to-stop-doge-n2185365>

'Congress illegally spent at least $516 billion in 2024 on programs for
which there was no authorization. Yes, billion, with a "b." A stunning
report by the Congressional Budget Office underscores the reason for the
legal assault upon President Trump's right to audit payments by the
Treasury Department.

In a report titled "Expired and Expiring Authorizations of
Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2024," the CBO observes: "Historically,
House and Senate rules restrict lawmakers from considering an
appropriation if it lacks a current authorization." Nevertheless, "CBO estimates that $516 billion was appropriated for 2024 for activities
with expired authorizations, which the agency identified for each House
and Senate authorizing committee and appropriations subcommittee." That
$516 billion in illegal payments cover "1,264 authorizations of
appropriations that expired before the beginning of fiscal year 2024 and
251 authorizations of appropriations that were set to expire by the end
of fiscal year 2024." The legal authority for some of these payments
expired 40 — that's not a typo — years ago.


This data reveals a couple of things. First, Congress has established a
shadow funding stream for pet projects of either the institution or of
senior members that allows money to be shoveled into a porkulus spending
bill under the guise of preventing a government shutdown. The money is
paid even though there is no legal authority for the disbursement. This
is what, among lesser beings, would be called embezzlement, but no word
exists to describe the activity on this scale. Where embezzlement gets
the plebians a stiff jail term, it gets members of Congress reelected
and seats on corporate boards.'

'Making this all the more intriguing is that it would seem that the
President could stop those payments without worrying about violating the Impoundment Control Act as they are not legal appropriations by
Congress's rules.

I will guarantee you that when DOGE really digs into this, they are
going to find other ongoing illegal payments on a Biblical scale.'

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On 2025-02-08, John Smyth <smythlejon2@hotmail.com> wrote:

The swamp is quickly being drained.

'The US Treasury Spent HOW MUCH Illegally? Now You Know Why the Left
Wants to Stop DOGE'

<https://redstate.com/streiff/2025/02/08/the-us-treasury-spent-how-much-illegally-now-you-know-why-the-left-wants-to-stop-doge-n2185365>

'Congress illegally spent at least $516 billion in 2024 on programs for
which there was no authorization. Yes, billion, with a "b." A stunning
report by the Congressional Budget Office underscores the reason for the legal assault upon President Trump's right to audit payments by the
Treasury Department.

In a report titled "Expired and Expiring Authorizations of
Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2024," the CBO observes: "Historically,
House and Senate rules restrict lawmakers from considering an
appropriation if it lacks a current authorization." Nevertheless, "CBO estimates that $516 billion was appropriated for 2024 for activities
with expired authorizations, which the agency identified for each House
and Senate authorizing committee and appropriations subcommittee." That
$516 billion in illegal payments cover "1,264 authorizations of appropriations that expired before the beginning of fiscal year 2024 and
251 authorizations of appropriations that were set to expire by the end
of fiscal year 2024." The legal authority for some of these payments
expired 40 — that's not a typo — years ago.

This data reveals a couple of things. First, Congress has established a shadow funding stream for pet projects of either the institution or of
senior members that allows money to be shoveled into a porkulus spending
bill under the guise of preventing a government shutdown. The money is
paid even though there is no legal authority for the disbursement. This
is what, among lesser beings, would be called embezzlement, but no word exists to describe the activity on this scale. Where embezzlement gets
the plebians a stiff jail term, it gets members of Congress reelected
and seats on corporate boards.'

'Making this all the more intriguing is that it would seem that the
President could stop those payments without worrying about violating the Impoundment Control Act as they are not legal appropriations by
Congress's rules.

I will guarantee you that when DOGE really digs into this, they are
going to find other ongoing illegal payments on a Biblical scale.'

Turn on the lights and the roaches will scatter.
DC has just had their lights turned on full bright.


--
pothead

Why did Joe Biden pardon his family?
Read below to learn the reason.
The Biden Crime Family Timeline here: https://oversight.house.gov/the-bidens-influence-peddling-timeline/

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