Author: CRA Staff

NetChoice v Paxton in Texas’ 5th Circuit 

Tallying 2,741 pages, the gargantuan “omnibus” was dropped on House members just hours before they were expected to vote. House leadership waived the rule requiring bill text to be finalized three calendar days before a vote is scheduled to ostensibly avoid a “government shutdown.”

Now, amid soaring inflation, rising gas prices, and the escalating war in eastern Europe, lawmakers are utilizing these crises to resurrect earmarks and return to the “good old days” when members could bribe one another with taxpayer money to support otherwise unpopular legislation.

Below are various claims and responses made in consideration of whether states can bring an end to the crisis along the U.S. southern border.