YOU FIGURE OUT THE DIFFERENCE
Posted on 11/30/2022 3:58:02 PM PST by SeekAndFind
Sens. Mike Lee, Ted Cruz, Rick Scott, and Mike Braun are warning Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell against greenlighting Democrats’ massive omnibus spending bill before the newly elected, GOP-controlled House of Representatives is officially sworn in.
The coalition of senators sent a letter on Wednesday urging the GOP head to ignore pleas to extend the government’s funding beyond when the new Congress takes office to encompass the entire 2023 fiscal year, including increased spending on Ukraine.
“We must not accept anything other than a short-term Continuing Resolution that funds the federal government until shortly after the 118th Congress is sworn in,” the senators wrote. “No additional spending, no additional policy priorities should be included. Any urgent items that require the Senate’s attention should be considered separately and under their own terms.”
If McConnell rushes to pass the omnibus bill without the new House’s input, the Republican senators say he will be guilty of directly contradicting voters’ wishes.
“On November 8, 2022, the American people made their voices heard at the ballot box. Using the Democratic process, millions of Americans sent a message – they want divided power in Washington to curb the worst excesses of both parties,” the lawmakers wrote.
Already, McConnell has signaled strong support for overruling his voters in favor of showering Washington with more taxpayer dollars.
“There’s widespread agreement that we’d be better off with an omnibus than a [continuing resolution],” McConnell said Tuesday, echoing Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer’s words.
Lee, Cruz, Scott, and Braun, however, explicitly state that they “stand with the voters” on this issue.
“We believe it would be both imprudent, and a reflection of poor leadership, for Republicans to ignore the will of the American people and rubber stamp an omnibus spending bill that funds ten more months of President Biden’s agenda without any check on his reckless policies that have led to a 40-year high in inflation,” the senators said.
Already, Americans across the nation are feeling the effects of excessive spending led by President Joe Biden and the Democrats. Their “$4.8 trillion increase in the national deficit,” the senators note, is weighing on Americans in the form of an average cost increase of $753 per month.
“It should be up to the new Congress to set spending priorities for the remainder of this fiscal year,” the senators wrote. “Now is the time for Republicans to get serious about leading America towards a better future.”
What does the CCP say? That’s all that matters to the Senate.
“Senate Minority Leader”
Spit
Only twisted trash like Ditch would think thats a good thing
He’s the moron that did it
Why can’t we have a leader honest enough to do this on their own?
Not nearly enough Senators....
The rest of them need to be driven from the Public Square.
We all know that if it’s bad for the country but good for Mitch and his wife Cocoa Puffs (or whatever Trump called her) then he’s guaranteed to go along with it.
McConnell could reply:
Don’t make any promises before you get here and we bring you to your knees. We elites rule DC and you have to learn that fast.
Pass the Ukraine part, hold the rest.
Sure - I’m sure Mitch will be happy to comply!/s
Yes, wait for the new Congress and then let McCarthy fold like a chump poker player and pass everything the Rats want.
Mitch and Moosekowski are on the case. ROTFL.
He thinks that the GOP is supposed to just be his Party.
Why don’t they JUST sit in his office
If McConnell rushes to pass the omnibus bill without the new House’s input, the Republican senators say he will be guilty of directly contradicting voters’ wishes.
I think that argument would resonate more if the GOP had gained any ground in the Senate.
As it is, there's a decent chance Warnock wins and the Dems increase their control.
So what were the voters' wishes?
So what were the voters’ wishes?
we don’t know the voters wishes we know the vote counters wishes
A properly functioning Senate would not approve anything before January 1, 2023. A CCP controlled Senate will do whatever China wants.
McConnell WILL pass it. There is money to be made for The Turtle and his Chinese wife.
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He ain’t wrong.
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