North Carolina Republican Rep. Patrick McHenry disagrees. His Charlotte-area district is home to half the NASCAR teams. His Twitter avatar last week was the No. 3 logo in memory of legendary driver Dale Earnhardt, who was killed in a crash at the Daytona 500 in 2001. McHenry spoke against McCollum’s amendment a week ago on the House floor and said in an interview this week that her goal didn’t seem to be about saving money. He pointed out that her two goals — killing the raceway tax breaks and banning driver sponsorships — are aimed at the same sport. “She may believe that none of her constituents watch NASCAR, but they do,” McHenry said this week. “This shows that she is on the warpath against NASCAR. This is more about her disdain for NASCAR than it really is about saving taxpayers’ money.

Something GOP doesn’t want to cut: Funding for NASCAR - Politics Wires - MiamiHerald.com

So, to be clear, cancer screenings, annual exams, and contraceptives for women are a terrible use of federal funds…but NASCAR is a-okay?

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“Shared sacrifices” are only supposed to be made by non-Republicans. If you’re rich, a man, and/or love NASCAR, you should be juuust fine.

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The Buffy graphic is the cherry on top.