Democrats are accused of abusing earmarked funding to spend BILLIONS of tax dollars on woke projects including a $436M yoga retreat in New Jersey and $1M for cultural placemaking in LA
A decade-long ban on controversial earmarks - which allow funding for House members personal projects - has just been overturned
Since then Democrats and Republicans have flooded the House with funding requests
Funding requests include $4million for a science center, $407K for Native American arthritis, $436K for a yoga retreat and $250k for the Michelle Obama library
Sen Pat Toomey said the projects were incredibly abusive , and used by Democrats to buy votes
Lawmakers are putting in for police body cams, road repairs, community upgrades – and requests for funds ranging from a yoga program in New Jersey and a science center in Florida, now that a prohibition on earmark requests has ended.
House Republicans ended earmarks in 2011 following a series of scandals, but voted to bring them back in March, and the House majority voted to reinstate them.
Under new reforms meant to stem abuses, the House Appropriations Committee publicly lists members individual requests. More than 300 lawmakers have submitted proposals – although some critics of the practice have held back.
Congressional earmarks are back now that the whole House and the House GOP Conference pushed through changes. Lawmaker requests are now posted publicly on the Appropriations Committee web site
Outdated : Radiologists refute AIIMS director s remark on CT scans Outdated : Radiologists refute AIIMS director s remark on CT scans
The Indian Radiological and Imaging Association has expressed shock and disappointment at the comments of the AIIMS, Delhi director Dr Randeep Guleria on CT scans. The theory that a CT scan is equivalent to 300-400 chest X-rays is ‘outdated’, the doctors body said in a statement.
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The Radiology and Imaging Association of India has refuted claims made by the AIIMS director s that Computerised Tomography or CT scans are extremely harmful. This theory is ‘outdated’, the doctors body said in a statement.
Mumbai: Covid tests drop in city as door-to-door checks stop
TNN / Updated: May 6, 2021, 08:02 IST
Mumbai: Covid tests drop in city as door-to-door checks stop
The volume of daily Covid-19 tests in Mumbai has dropped by almost 40% in three weeks. Tests not only detect cases, but also help health authorities map high incidence zones and plan intervention. One of the reasons for low testing is a discontinuation of aggressive door-to-door surveillance.
Fewer antigen tests: On March 23,
BMC said it would conduct 40,000+ random antigen tests (RAT) daily at crowded places, but the partial lockdown announced thereafter resulted in malls & tourist places closing down. There are no crowds to be tested, said a civic official. As vegetable markets (where the BMC regularly uses
BJP MP Manoj Kotak writes to BMC Chief for doorstep vaccination
Mirror Online / Updated: May 4, 2021, 13:29 IST
Manoj Kotak has written to Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (
BMC) chief Iqbal Singh Chahal, seeking framing of guidelines and granting permission for
doorstep vaccination.
He informed that NGOs with medical guidance are stepping forward to offer their assistance for the cause of ensuring doorstep vaccination for every citizen, from those living in chawls to residential societies. The situation of COVID-19 in our country has entered into a very lethal stage and the only way to fight and combat COVID-19 is to ensure that maximum citizens get vaccinated at the earliest, said Kotak.