OT, but interesting, as this is during the budget negotiations:

House Democrats seek $94.2 billion in emergency funds

If there’s an “emergency”, that’s one thing. Items like the war(s), funding influenza research, additional C-17’s, and so forth, are known entities. Modify the budget request if needs be.

When everything is an emergency, there’s no need for a budget, right Dems?

It’s like me declaring everything, mortgage, utilities, food, etc. an “emergency”, so I don’t have to be fiscally responsible by creating a budget and sticking to it.