On the list the only one that would possibly help the common citizen is the NIH. While some of others may be worthy causes they do not help the common American citizen.
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer was negotiating with GOP leadership for $5 billion for the
National Institutes of Health, $1 billion for the Global Fund, $300 million for the World Food Program, $50 million to fight
HIV in developing countries, about $140 million for the United Nations Children's Fund, and other money funding that had been previously approved, sources said.