Terrible Waste of Money: 1,500+ Page Stopgap Spending Bill

The Rich Zeoli Show

The Rich Zeoli Show- Full Episode (12/18/2024): 3:05pm- Massive Year-End House Spending Bill. Catie Edmondson of The New York Times reports: “The stopgap spending bill congressional leaders agreed on this week began as a simple funding measure to keep government funds flowing past a Friday night deadline and into early next year, long after House Republicans elect a speaker and President-elect Donald J. Trump is sworn in. But by the time it was rolled out to lawmakers on Tuesday night, it had transformed into a true Christmas tree of a bill, adorned with all manner of unrelated policy measures in the kind of year-end catchall that Republicans have long derided. It is a 1,547-page behemoth of a package with provisions spanning foreign investment restrictions, new health care policies and a stadium for the Washington Commanders.” You can read the full article here: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/18/us/politics/spending-bill-explainer.html 3:15pm- While speaking with CNN’s Manu Raju, Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) said he didn’t realize that the proposed 1,500+ page stopgap spending bill included a provision that would increase the compensation of Congress members by nearly 40%. Rich wonders, has anyone even read this bill? 3:30pm- Did Rich mention he had an op-ed published by Fox News? Matt demands partial credit because he helped with a handful of edits. You can read “The Great Drone Scare Will Flip New Jersey Red in 2025” here: https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/great-drone-scare-flip-new-jersey-red-2025 3:40pm- In a recent interview, Governor Gavin Newsom defended the ban of all gas-powered vehicles in California by 2035. 3:45pm- In a post to X, Elon Musk wrote: “No bills should be passed by Congress until Jan 20, when Donald Trump takes office.” 4:05pm- More and more members of Congress and the media are demanding answers regarding the mysterious drones flying over New Jersey. In an interview with Clay Travis, Rep. Nancy Mace even said we can’t rule out that they’re from “outer space.” 4:15pm- Could the drones be coming from Pluto—a dwarf planet? Wait, is Rich allowed to say “dwarf”? The conversation inspires Rich to play one of Rep. Hank Johnson’s most hilarious Congressional moments. 4:30pm- Brianna Lyman—Elections Correspondent at The Federalist—joins The Rich Zeoli Show to discuss the 1,500+ stopgap spending bill. Lyman explains, “[Speaker Mike Johnson] should be ashamed of himself.” You can read her latest article, “Republicans Won. Mike Johnson Should Start Acting Like It,” here: https://thefederalist.com/2024/12/18/republicans-won-mike-johnson-should-start-acting-like-it/ 4:50pm- In a post to X, Vice President-elect J.D. Vance spoke out against the proposed 1,500+ page end-of-year stop gap spending bill. 5:00pm- Linda Kerns—Attorney for the Trump Inaugural Committee & Pennsylvania Election Integrity Counsel for the Republican National Committee—joins The Rich Zeoli Show to discuss her most recent article for The Federalist, “Pennsylvania Case Shows Why Courts Shouldn’t Dismiss Controversies When the Election Ends.” You can read the full article here: https://thefederalist.com/2024/12/18/pennsylvania-case-shows-why-courts-shouldnt-dismiss-controversies-when-the-election-ends/ 5:20pm- After pressure from Donald Trump, J.D. Vance, Elon Musk (and Rich), the massive 1,547-page stopgap spending bill has been pulled from the House floor. 5:40pm- While speaking with reporters in Palm Beach, Florida, Donald Trump said he has a “warm spot” in his heart for TikTok and suggested he does not want to see it banned. The Supreme Court has fast-tracked TikTok’s challenge to a recently passed law that could ban the social media application in America. 5:50pm- Speaking of TikTok, does Rich know who the Costco Guys are? 6:05pm- During a Senate hearing, Senators John Kennedy (R-LA) and Josh Hawley (R-MO) grilled NCAA President Charlie Baker about allowing biological males to compete in women’s sports. 6:10pm- George Ste ...