I suppose it's better that they spend their time doing this sort of thing than working to destroy our economy, our culture, and our country
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Finger on the Pulse: Amy Klobuchar Passes Vital Legislation to Make the Bald Eagle Our National Bird
Amy Curtis:
This writer will make an embarrassing confession: she never knew the bald eagle wasn't the official national bird until today (more on that in a second. Yeah, she knows about how Benjamin Franklin proposed making the turkey the national bird [a myth — didn’t happen — Ed] , but she had always just assumed whatever the government needed to do to make the bald eagle our mascot was done ages ago.
Guess not.
On one hand, this writer is fine with Congress passing stupid bills like this. It shouldn't spend any tax money, and it's not some nanny state policy that attempts to run her life.
On the other hand, if this is what Congress is doing, maybe they need to spend even less time in D.C.
My bipartisan legislation to recognize the Bald Eagle as our national bird just passed Congress and is now headed to the President’s desk to be signed into law! 🦅
— Amy Klobuchar (@amyklobuchar) December 17, 2024
One commenter added “reader context”:
The Bald Eagle was officially designated as the national bird of the United States by the 2nd Continental Congress in 1782 when it was placed on the Great Seal of the United States. There has been no recent legislation in 2024 to designate it as such since it has already held…
— Yvette Hebert (@AAliatra0) December 17, 2024
The commenter goes on to ask “What else is in that bill?” showing a cynical distrust of of our leaders. Sad.
