[newzjunkey]

Rep. Louis Gohmert (R-TX) speaking on Hannity's radio show (Aug 1, hour 2, 2nd quarter hour) says he got a private commitment from Boehner (and Paul Ryan who Gohmert expects to be on the Select Committee) to bring a *critical* change to a vote.

That change will do away with baseline budgeting (with its 7.5% automatic increases) and move to zero-base budgeting.

With zero-base budgeting all departments start at $0 each budget year and must justify the full budget request.

If passed it would be GAME-CHANGING. That's a bill to look out for this year.

The vote will put Dems & RINOs on record for wanting the status quo of automatic increases.

Gohmert says Ryan supports the change and Boehner had said several times last week it's a budgeting change he'd like to see happen.

[mewzilla]

I'd do the vote on ending baseline budgeting first.

And then if that passes, schedule more votes.