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Over unanimous Republican opposition, House Democrats barely passed their pork-loaded COVID-but-not-COVID relief bill Saturday. Two Democrats joined every opposing Republican in a 219-212 vote. As outrageous as it is, this kind of crisis-exploiting âstimulusâ has been a Democrat specialty since Barack Obamaâs first effort in 2009. As we wrote last week, less than half of the bill is even arguably related to COVID, while the rest is a grab bag of spending on leftist constituency groups. House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy says itâs even worse: âCongress wonât actually vote on this bill until 2 a.m. Saturday. Why? Because Democrats are so embarrassed by all the non-COVID waste in this bill that they are jamming it through in the dead of night. We ran the numbers. The amount of money that actually goes to defeating the virus is less than 9 percent â Less than 9 percent! So donât call it a rescue bill. Donât call it a relief bill. ....
• Obama delivered his much-touted immigration speech tonight from the East Room of the White House. • It’s expected to be biggest piece of immigration reform since he took office and represents boldest use of his executive power to date. By Pete Papaherakles In his speech from the White House, President Barack Hussein Obama announced an executive order that will grant legal status and work permits for as many as 5 million illegal immigrants, as well temporary reprieve from deportation. He also announced that he’ll make it easier for certain high-tech workers to obtain visas. Obama, as well as the mainstream media, have been saying all along that there are 11.5 million illegals in this country. However, immigration experts believe that the real number is closer to 30 million. Even the 5 million number is deceptive, as that will only be the beginning of an avalanche of illegals getting amnesty. ....