Hello, this is Ron Paul with your weekly update for Monday, December 26.

Those hoping for a Christmas time government shutdowns were once again disappointed when

Congress passed a 4,000 page, $1.7 trillion on the Best Propreations bill that few, if

any representatives and senators read before voting on it.

The Republican leadership celebrated this bloated monstrosity because it spends $858 billion

on warfare while only spending $7.72 billion on welfare.

No one should think Republican insistence on more warfare than welfare spending means

Democrats opposed the warfare state.

Under President Biden and a Democrat controlled Congress, defense spending has increased 4.3%

over the last two years.

Similarly every Republican president in recent years, including two that Republican controlled

Congress for at least part of their term, supported huge increases in welfare state spending.

Democrats only pretend to oppose warfare and most Republicans only pretend to oppose

welfare to appease their party's respective bases.

The omnibus appropriations bill for $44.5 billion is giveaway to Ukraine.

This brings the total U.S. spending to Ukraine's military to over $100 billion approximately

60% more than Russia's entire military budget.

This money is spent in a conflict that does not affect U.S. security, yet one that would

likely have not occurred were a not-for-prior U.S. meddling in the region.

The omnibus bill provides $11.3 billion for the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the FBI.

A $569 million increase and $524 billion above the president's request.

According to the Democratic leadership, the funding increase is so the FBI can better

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