Budget-Reconciliation

DHS Uses Multi-Year Reconciliation Funding to Pay 70,000 Immigration Enforcement Officers During Shutdown While 700,000 Federal Workers Go Unpaid

2025-10-22 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 8/10

During the fourth week of the October 2025 government shutdown affecting over 700,000 federal employees, DHS Secretary Kristi Noem announced that approximately 70,000 Department of Homeland Security law enforcement officers—including ICE deportation officers, CBP border patrol agents, Secret Service …

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One Big Beautiful Bill Act Transfers $3.4 Trillion Upward Through Tax Cuts and Slush Funds

2025-07-04 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 6/10

Trump’s signature budget reconciliation bill increases federal deficits by $3.4 trillion over 10 years while transferring wealth upward, with 65% of benefits flowing to top 10% of earners. Creates multiple opaque funding streams including $100M OMB slush fund for “efficiencies” and …

Donald Trump Mike Johnson (House Speaker) Republican Congress Office of Management and Budget Department of Homeland Security budget-reconciliation tax-cuts-for-wealthy slush-funds wealth-transfer kleptocracy +2 more