Maxine Waters has been scheming to raid taxpayers for her pet projects.
Now she’s found the perfect way to get spineless Republicans to help her do it.
And Maxine Waters wants to pull this dirty trick with the help of RINOs who refuse to stand up for conservative principles.
Maxine Waters counts on RINO betrayal to ram through $16 million green energy boondoggle
Waters and her radical leftist allies are counting on weak-kneed Republicans to cave and pass this massive spending bill without a fight.
House Democrats just got caught red-handed stuffing nearly $16 million of your tax dollars into their latest spending bill for electric buses and charging stations – and they need RINO help to make it happen.
The House’s proposed Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act for fiscal year 2026 – which carries an eye-watering $89.9 billion price tag – includes more than a dozen earmarks totaling at least $15.8 million for electric buses, hydrogen buses, and electric bus charging stations across just four states.
And guess which state gets the biggest slice of this taxpayer-funded pie?
California, of course.
The Golden State would pocket the lion’s share of the money, requested by a who’s who of radical leftist representatives led by Maxine Waters, along with Ted Lieu, Jimmy Gomez, and eight other Democrat House members.
Here’s how they plan to blow your money in California alone: $2 million for Central Contra Costa Transit Authority to build a battery system for solar energy storage, $1.7 million for Foothill Transit’s zero emissions bus program, $1.2 million for Culver City’s hydrogen bus pilot project, and $1 million each for battery electric buses for the El Sol Shuttle and Omnitrans Public Transit Agency.
But wait, there’s more.
They’re also planning to spend $850,000 for the 37th district-based Culver City’s hydrogen bus project, another $850,000 for zero emission battery electric buses for the Link Willowbrook and King Medical Center Shuttle transit services, $260,000 for Sacramento Food Bank & Family Services to replace three gas-powered buses with electric buses plus an EV refrigerated cargo van, and $250,000 each for electric buses and charging infrastructure for the city of South Gate and additional electric buses for UCLA.
Other states get in on the taxpayer-funded giveaway
Ohio, Massachusetts, and Washington also managed to get their hands in your wallet.
Toledo Area Regional Transit Authority in Ohio would collect $2.45 million to transition to zero emissions buses and build a new garage.
The Steamship Authority Shuttle in Massachusetts would receive $2 million to replace gas-powered buses with electric ones.
And don’t forget Washington state – Community Transit there is set to rake in $2 million for more battery electric buses.
Here’s how the money grab works: if this bloated appropriations bill makes it through both the House and Senate, the Department of Transportation and Housing and Urban Development get to play Santa Claus with your tax dollars.
So far, only three appropriations bills have passed the House, while just one three-bill package has made it through the Senate.
If lawmakers don’t pass all twelve appropriations bills by September 30 – the end of fiscal year 2025 – the government faces a shutdown.
Here’s what this taxpayer ripoff really means
Look, here’s the dirty trick Waters is pulling with RINO assistance.
Waters and her radical leftist cronies figured out the perfect scam – they dress up their pet projects in environmental virtue signaling, then count on spineless Republicans to help them raid your bank account to pay for it.
The RINOs always fall for it because they’re terrified of being called "anti-environment" by the fake news media.
You want to know what $16 million could buy instead? That’s enough money to fix thousands of potholes, repair crumbling bridges, or actually improve transportation infrastructure that people use every single day.
But instead, these political hacks are blowing your cash on experimental hydrogen buses and charging stations that’ll probably break down within five years.
And notice how California gets the biggest piece of this pie? That’s not an accident. These same California Democrats who’ve turned their state into a homeless-infested wasteland are now reaching into federal taxpayers’ pockets – including yours – to fund their green fantasies.
The timing couldn’t be more insulting. While working families across America are struggling with inflation, rising gas prices, and shrinking paychecks, these Washington, D.C. politicians are playing around with $16 million like it’s Monopoly money.
Here’s the part that should make you absolutely furious: this isn’t just about Waters and her radical leftist allies anymore. It’s about the so-called "conservatives" in Congress who keep enabling this madness.
Every single time one of these bloated spending bills comes up for a vote, you can count on a handful of RINOs to cross the aisle and hand Democrats exactly what they want.
They’ll mumble something about "bipartisan cooperation" and "infrastructure investment," but what they’re really doing is betraying every conservative voter who sent them to Washington, D.C. to fight this garbage.
Every single one of these earmarks goes to districts represented by Democrat politicians who’ve been loyal foot soldiers for the radical environmental agenda. Coincidence? Not a chance.
What you’re looking at is a classic Washington, D.C. protection racket. Vote the right way on climate bills, support the green energy boondoggles, and hey – maybe some of that sweet federal cash finds its way back to your district.
Meanwhile, states that actually produce energy, grow food, and keep America running get left out in the cold.
The real tragedy? This $16 million is just a drop in the bucket compared to the massive government spending spree that’s been bleeding taxpayers dry for years.
But every drop counts when it’s your money they’re wasting on buses that cost three times as much as regular ones and charging stations that’ll be obsolete before they’re even built.
¹ Thérèse Boudreaux, "Proposed federal funding bill doles out nearly $16M for electric, hydrogen buses," The Center Square, Sep 7, 2025.
