I saw Newt Gingrich on TV last night, and he said something similar. Newt was saying you have to take incremental steps to fiscal responsibility, and that’s what this deal with Biden is all about.
I’ve heard other commentators say that this deal is the best we could hope for, considering that Republicans control only one half of Congress and are up against a Democrat president. So there’s that.
you said..” best we could hope for”
All spending originates in the House.
The House passed a bill. Their job was done.
Never should have negotiated with ourself.
Wait and see the senate bill and then ..reconciliation.
Vacate the chair
No way to do anything like this unless it’s an amendment. Newt proposed that back in the day of the ‘contract with america’ and if they had got it done, OH what a different America we would be living in right now!
You all are right. We can’t do it unless we have a good majority in both houses, and we had the white house. It would be good thing to add strongly to the republican platform though. I’m willing to bet most people are for it, including independents.
But you can’t just pass a law. It would just get ignored and/or overturned in the next congress. It has to be an amendment.
No reason the states would ratify it. All except the most blue states would support it. The only reason not to is because the gravy train of federal money would become a dry teet. So I guess I just contradicted myself because money is king.
Same exact argument I've heard before. And what was dine 2016-2018? A Congress that worked to subvert attempts to correct the course this country was on.
It's BS. You know it, I know it, and the people using that excuse especially know it--and they could care less.