Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders was the only senator who caucuses with Democrats to vote against the bill.
As if I didn’t have reason enough to hate the Democrats already. They can’t get us anything significant to address climate change, can’t get any increase to the minimum wage… but they sure just can’t wait to spend $250 billion on funding against a country we are not at war with.
lmao they can barely get the “repave some highways” bill through but then fall over themselves trying to shove more money into the “leave extra tanks to rot in fields” machine
Domestically, the bill would establish an anti-China bureaucratic apparatus tasked with hunting down “undue” Chinese influence in the United States, which critics warn would exacerbate the racial profiling of Chinese Americans and Chinese nationals living in the US and inflame anti-Asian racism. A provision in the Innovation and Competition Act would enact a policy “to enable the people of the United States, including the private sector, civil society, universities and other academic institutions, State and local legislators, and other relevant actors to identify and remain vigilant to the risks posed by undue influence” of the Communist Party of China in the US and to “implement measures to mitigate the risks.” It allocates $300 million a year for 2022 to 2026 to create a “Countering Chinese Influence Fund,” and would also mandate a comptroller report on the activities of US Sister City participants who partner with countries like China. (There are over 100 US sister cities shared with China.)
new yellow peril/red scare just dropped :agony-deep:
“Countering Chinese Influence Fund,” and would also mandate a comptroller report on the activities of US Sister City participants who partner with countries like China. (There are over 100 US sister cities shared with China.)
I know my hometown has a couple “sister cities” that are posted on a sign when you come into town. I know nothing else about the cities or how my town was connected to them beyond the sign. However I find the idea that random midwest towns are going to become hotbeds of Chinese influence because of their “sister city” absolutely hilarious.
america only tries to do something when its to shit on someone else
Fallout was predictive but off by 50 years timeline wise.
I fully expect some bill being out forth to spy on Chinese students to make sure they’re not “stealing” from the US.
