Posted on 02/21/2025 8:35:01 AM PST by ChicagoConservative27
The Senate rejected an amendment proposed by Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) that would have cut spending by $1.5 trillion as the chamber considered legislation to secure the border and fulfill other parts of President Donald Trump’s agenda.
The Senate on Friday morning advanced its reconciliation bill which aims to advance Trump’s priorities to secure the southern border, unleash domestic energy production, among other priorities, while leaving Trump’s proposed tax plan for the next bill.
The 47th president had endorsed passing one “big beautiful” bill to pass his legislative agenda. Republicans plan to use budgetary reconciliation, an arcane legislative procedure, to pass his tax, energy, and immigration agenda, which allows Trump and congressional Republicans to bypass the Senate’s 60-vote filibuster threshold.
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Figures.
Now we know who’s in on the grift - vote accordingly in your primaries the next six years.
Do people really think Congress is going to pay down 33 trillion in debt?
PRIMARY ALL OF THEM !
They’re going to have to make these cuts one way or the other. They will be made eventually and probably the hard way.
More likely than not...a way to get them onboard for the “One Big Beautiful Bill”, opted for by Trump, now in the works at the House...
Here’s the republicans who voted no:
Banks (R-IN) - 2030 (Elected 2024)
Blackburn (R-TN) - 2030 (Elected 2024)
Boozman (R-AR) - 2028 (Elected 2022)
Budd (R-NC) - 2028 (Elected 2022)
Capito (R-WV) - 2026 (Elected 2020)
Collins (R-ME) - 2026 (Elected 2020)
Cornyn (R-TX) - 2026 (Elected 2020)
Cotton (R-AR) - 2026 (Elected 2020)
Cramer (R-ND) - 2030 (Elected 2024)
Crapo (R-ID) - 2028 (Elected 2022)
Fischer (R-NE) - 2030 (Elected 2024)
Graham (R-SC) - 2026 (Elected 2020)
Grassley (R-IA) - 2028 (Elected 2022)
Hawley (R-MO) - 2030 (Elected 2024)
Hoeven (R-ND) - 2028 (Elected 2022)
Hyde-Smith (R-MS) - 2026 (Elected 2020)
Lankford (R-OK) - 2028 (Elected 2022)
Marshall (R-KS) - 2026 (Elected 2020)
McConnell (R-KY) - 2026 (Elected 2020)
Moran (R-KS) - 2028 (Elected 2022)
Mullin (R-OK) - 2028 (Elected 2022)
Murkowski (R-AK) - 2028 (Elected 2022)
Ricketts (R-NE) - 2030 (Elected 2024)
Rounds (R-SD) - 2026 (Elected 2020)
Scott (R-SC) - 2028 (Elected 2022)
Sullivan (R-AK) - 2026 (Elected 2020)
Thune (R-SD) - 2028 (Elected 2022)
Tillis (R-NC) - 2026 (Elected 2020)
Wicker (R-MS) - 2030 (Elected 2024)
Primary them out.
Veto it.
Just ABOLISH THE $3+ TRILLION, 80%+ UNCONSTITUTIONAL PORTION OF THE FEDERAL GOV'T STARTING WITH SHUTTERING THE ABOMINABLE AND UTTERLY UNCONSTITUTIONAL "FOURTH BRANCH" - THE ADMINISTRATIVE/REGULATORY STATE!!!!
Taxpayers don’t matter to Congress.
$36.5 trillion
What’s the current thinking on a possible government shutdown in March?
I’m not sure I like everything congress is doing with the budget, but they seem to be moving forward. I would guess that makes a shutdown less likely?
“Senate Rejects Rand Paul’s Amendment to Cut $1.5 Trillion”
No surprise coming from Congre$$
DOGE all those sonsabitches who voted against it.
Marsha, Marsha. I can’t believe she voted no. She has been one of my favorite senators.
So if not $1.5 trillions, how much will they cut?
Upon further reflection, I side with the ‘pukes who voted against it. Make it 3 trillion.
plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose.
Do people really think Congress is going to pay down 33 trillion in debt?
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Paying down is possible, paying OFF is mathematically impossible.That said, best to have some patience and see what Trump can do.
That said, Trump’s last term there was talk about renegotiating our debt with the Federal Reserve. Our debt with the US Treasury is not negotiable, but some say bankruptcy or “ reorganization “ is possible with the semi private Federal Reserve.
“ The stockholders in the 12 regional Federal Reserve Banks are the PRIVATELY owned banks that fall under the Federal Reserve System. These include all national banks (chartered by the federal government) and those state-chartered banks that wish to join and meet certain requirements. About 38 percent of the nation’s more than 8,000 banks are members of the system, and thus own the Fed banks….”
In any case, senile Joe left one huge mess for Trump. Banking problems, under capitalized financial system, huge $$$1 Trillion interest payments, widespread US Treasury sell offs, etc….Expect the unexpected, just as we are witnessing.
So unsurprised Cornyn is on the RINO list
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