So, do you remember last week when Democrats like Rep. Eric Swalwell were flipping their lids over the Trump administration cutting funding to the Special Olympics?
I see Betsy DeVos and the GOP are doubling down on their Anti-Everybody agenda by working to cut Fed funding for *the Special Olympics.*
The good news? You elected a House Dem majority, so we can halt it.
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— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) March 28, 2019
Well, it seems their outrage was a tad … misdirected:
BREAKING: Democrat-controlled New York State is cutting Special Olympics funding and is giving lawmakers a raise of the same amount
This comes a week after Democrats attacked the Trump admin for cutting funding to the Special Olympicshttps://t.co/B31mQjkTaw
— Ryan Saavedra (@RealSaavedra) April 1, 2019
More from the Daily Caller:
New York’s budget for the Special Olympics decreased from $200,000 in 2018 to $150,000 for this year. Meanwhile, every one of the state’s 213 lawmakers will ultimately receive a raise that is almost the same amount cut from the games for disabled athletes.
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State lawmakers received their first pay raise since 1999 in January, earning $110,000 from $79,500. Under the budget, legislators will eventually earn $130,000 in 2021. (RELATED: New York State Lawmakers Got $500k For Scholarships For Needy Youth. Instead, They Blew It On Limos And A Giant Party)
The plan also raised the salary of Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo by $70,000 to a quarter million dollars a year, the highest of any governor.
Oh.
Btw, didn’t Trump override his folks to ensure the Special Olympics were in fact funded.
— x – Ken (@NashPreds06) April 1, 2019
Yes he did, as a matter of fact.
Why isn't this surprising?
— reshi_kajol (@kajolreshi) April 1, 2019
Because Democrats are hypocrites?
That’s so embarrassing for Democrats
— Ian (@okboost) April 1, 2019
"Do as we say, not as we do."
— Micheal Crawley (@MCRRViper) April 1, 2019
That's not the only awful thing about that budget by a long shot, but the hypocrisy gives it that extra chef's kiss. https://t.co/DXdr6a0ILC
— Jazz Shaw (@JazzShaw) April 1, 2019
Meanwhile:
AOC repeatedly attacked the Trump admin last week when it cut funding to the Special Olympics
Now Democrat-controlled New York is cutting funding to the Special Olympics and giving lawmakers a raise
AOC is silent
Her office has not responded to multiple requests for comment pic.twitter.com/VWMUELFQu8
— Ryan Saavedra (@RealSaavedra) April 1, 2019
Weird. AOC had so much to say about Special Olympics before!
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