Rep. Chris Collins (R-NY), who was the first member of Congress to endorse President Donald Trump in the 2016 campaign, said on Thursday night that he does not support the administration’s proposal to cut funding for the Meals on Wheels program.
“This is the President’s budget, I’m not sure where the details came from. But when we get into appropriations, Meals on Wheels is a wonderful program. It is one I would never vote to cut even one dollar,” Collins told CNN’s Van Jones.
Trump’s budget blueprint release on Thursday eliminates the Community Development Block Grant program, which gives states money for projects like Meals on Wheels, a program that provides food to poor, elderly Americans.
During a press conference on Thursday, Office of Management and Budget Director Mick Mulvaney defended the cuts and suggested that the program doesn’t show “results.”
“The CDBGs have been identified as programs since the second Bush administration as ones that were just not showing any results. We can’t do that anymore,” he said. “We can’t spend money on programs just because they sound good. Great, ‘Meals on Wheels’ sounds great. That’s a state decision to fund that particular portion.”
Talk is cheap. After the feral Trumpers in his district inundate his FB page with threats to primary him if he doesn’t vote to turn Granny into Soylent Orange, he’ll do what Republicans always do: fall in line.
I’m confused. Didn’t Collins hear Mick Mulvaney’s pronouncement yesterday that Meals on Wheels, like feeding kids in after-school programs, has “no demonstrable results”?
Maybe it’s just me but when I heard Sick Mick the Hack say that I wanted to grab him by the throat and shove a handful of feces (gathered from seniors and kids, naturally) in his mouth while screaming: “Here’s your fucking results, asshole!” And then force another handful in his mouth.
I guess some might quaintly characterize my reaction as an Eat-Shit-and-Die-Motherfucker response, possibly immature even. But I don’t care.
Now would be a great time for someone to propose a bill which puts a cap on payment for Presidential visits to vacation resorts. In the discussion of the bill, comparisons with other programs the administration wants to cut could be made. A second part of the bill would deal with moneys which go to a President’s own business as a result of Presidential vacations.
It would behoove the GOP to learn the lessons of the French Aristocracy during the reign of Louis XVI. That is, keeping the poor fed and with hopes of jobs and a decent living tends to lead to long and healthy lives while starving the poor and making sure they can only get crappy jobs with little to no compensation leads to a rather short, sharp, painful end.
Mr. Collins: As anything written about you will include a reminder that you were an early Trump endorser, maybe you should just shut up.