How $15M Democracy Programs For Pakistan Became Part Of US COVID Relief Bill

Recently, American lawmakers voted on a multi-trillion dollar government funding package that included a $900 billion COVID-19 relief bill. The interesting part it that the bill includes $15 million Democracy Programs and $10 million Gender Programs for Pakistan. What these programs would exactly do is another tricky question only those who managed to read the mammoth 5,593 pages bill in 2 hours could answer.

How $15M Democracy Programs For Pakistan Became Part Of US COVID Relief Bill

American lawmakers who recently voted on a multi-trillion dollar government funding package that included a $900 billion COVID-19 relief bill were given only a couple of hours for review by the congressional aides.

The legislation was gigantic 5,593 pages long.

“You’d have to read 560 pages an hour to finish it before midnight,” observed NBC News correspondent Garrett Haake. Well, Indians are not alone in protesting why major bi...

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