Posted on 02/15/2025 9:18:46 AM PST by Beave Meister
Pennsylvania Rep. Rob Bresnahan is the latest swing-district Republican to issue a warning over deep spending cuts GOP leaders are targeting for key safety net programs in a bill to enact President Donald Trump's massive domestic agenda.
“I ran for Congress under a promise of always doing what is best for the people of Northeastern Pennsylvania,” said Bresnahan in a statement Friday. “If a bill is put in front of me that guts the benefits my neighbors rely on, I will not vote for it. Pennsylvania’s Eighth District chose me to advocate for them in Congress. These benefits are promises that were made to the people of NEPA and where I come from, people keep their word.”
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Well, consider the source, Politico. This could be all made up and none of it true.
“Well, consider the source, Politico. This could be all made up and none of it true.”
Good point as we now know that USAID is EVERYWHERE (perhaps even here), but the cuts will likely not go beyond DOGE-identified abuse.
Problem is he’s from a very MAGA part of the state of pa. He needs Trump voters to win. He won largely cause Trump was at the top of the ticket he turns against Trump he’s pretty much cooked.
Time to primary this clown—if the story is true.
I see he got the leftards’ “gut/gutting” memo. Buzzword of the week.
This movement is much larger and more imperative than this guy’s problems getting reelected.
As far as I can see, Trump is cutting fraudulent programs that make rich Democrats richer, and also firing bureaucrats in Washington DC. I’m not sure I see where benefits to people in NE PA are being cut.
Pennsylvania Rep. Rob Bresnahan?
What was Rob doing while the Communist left in government spent decades looting the tax payers of trillions?
I believe that he is a prime example of why we are where we are today.
I saw the phenomenon many, many years ago in my first venture into discussing politics. It was easy to get people to support cutting government programs and waste. Until you touched on one they liked or depended upon.
No matter how crazy, inappropriate, inefficient or stupid a program is, there will always be those dependent on it to scream and shout at there political representatives.
If true, he could be a RINO. But the warning is entirely appropriate. It IS politico.
And we do not accept the false premise that benefits are being “gutted”. That is all Politico.
Unless “benefits” are back channel tax money disbursements to Leftists.
Yep. Spot on.
That was Biden’s word, not Trump’s.
I see he got the leftards’ “gut/gutting” memo. Buzzword of the week.
It’s going to be a problem, because now anything bad that happens, they will say it happened because Trump “gutted” this-or-that.
Rob needs to grow a pair of big Harry Bolz.
The Democrat “trick” is to take a reasonable program and load it up with “poison pills”—waste, fraud, abuse and evil—and then howl if anyone touches a dollar of it.
I think we’ll be seeing a lot more of this.
“Cut government waste, just not the stuff in my district. That’s different, because that’s what buys me the votes to get re-elected.”
Including his neighbors here illegally?
“...leaders are targeting for key safety net programs...”
Yeah, well, about that... the only “key safety net programs” I see being targeted are those that benefit *DemocRAT politicians and DemocRAT operatives*.
Or, maybe I’ve just missed something... NOT!
Hey Bresnahan. Would it be better that the USA spend its way into complete collapse? What will your people say then? The medicine is tough but necessary. Man up or shut up. Are you a Great Reset hack?
Do the Congress scum site any “spending cuts” that are being targeted he opposes?
I’m not giving Government funded Polutico any hits from me on their webpage
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