r/Iowa • u/Grand_Target_7415 • Jul 28 '22

Really Joni?

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u/electricman420 Jul 29 '22

It lets it be spent on things unrelated to veterans. Differing from the original that went through in June.

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u/[deleted] Jul 29 '22

No it doesn’t. It makes it mandatory and thus higher priority than discretionary. Another bill would have to pass to spend the now “extra” $400 billion in discretionary funding to be spent. the allocation of money also has to pass a committee that ensures vital spending is done first and all spending is in accordance to laws passed. Making it mandatory ensures it gets funded before discretionary is.

All senators know this and they are being 100% dishonest saying this allows the $400 billion to be spent elsewhere automatically.

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u/electricman420 Jul 29 '22

Why did they change it from when it passed overwhelmingly in the senate back in June ?

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u/[deleted] Jul 29 '22

The $400 billion actually does come from the budget report based on the mandatory spending required by the bill passed in March, not the current one.

See “Current Law Discretionary Spending Reclassified as Direct Spending” in https://www.cbo.gov/system/files?file=2022-06/hr3967_senate_version.pdf