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Added cost of Omnibus Bill: Round-trip air fare to the Caribbean

By Editor Two on December 29, 2022 Exclusives, Rest of The Best, Top Stories, U.S., Washington, World Links, World Tribune

by WorldTribune Staff, December 29, 2022 While much of the nation was shivering in a deep freeze, Joe Biden jetted off on a taxpayer-funded vacation to the U.S. Virgin Islands. Taxpayers will also be funding another flight to the Virgin Islands. This one will carry the Omnibus Spending Bill to the sunny Caribbean so Biden […]

Build (a small fraction of) the wall: Spending bill funds just 33 miles of U.S. border barrier

By World Tribune on March 23, 2018 Americas, Exclusives, Stateside, Top Stories, Washington, World Links, World Tribune

$Build (a small fraction of) the wall: Spending bill funds just 33 miles of U.S. border barrier$

by WorldTribune Staff, March 23, 2018 President Donald Trump first threatened to veto and then signed Congress’s massive spending bill that appropriates funds for only a fraction of the wall at the U.S.-Mexico border. Trump tweeted on March 23: “I am considering a VETO of the Omnibus Spending Bill based on the fact that the […]