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Congress Can’t Even Cut 0.13% of the Budget
Unleash Prosperity ^ | 07/11/2025 | Stephen Moore

Posted on 07/11/2025 9:59:17 PM PDT by SeekAndFind

We’re told that passing President Trump’s $9.4 billion rescission package – the one that would eliminate much of the funding for NPR and PBS (they can hold telethons) and some modest cuts in foreign aid – is a tough sell in the Senate. Apparently, the Cookie Monster desperately needs tax dollars.’

It passed the House so the Senate needs to toughen up and get it done. If they can’t cut the budget by 0.13% or the deficit by 0.5% we are sunk.

Fortunately, Trump is tightening the screws ahead of the July 18 deadline.

We will keep you posted.



TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: budget; congress; recission

1 posted on 07/11/2025 9:59:17 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
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To: SeekAndFind

Politics = The Art of Bait & Switch

aka

The Art of the Steal


2 posted on 07/11/2025 10:02:50 PM PDT by lightman (Beat the Philly fraud machine the Amish did onest, ja? Nein, zweimal they did already!)
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To: SeekAndFind

As long as Congress doesn’t touch MY GOODIES (SS and Medicare), if they can cut everything else, that’s fine by me.


3 posted on 07/11/2025 10:08:07 PM PDT by BobL
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To: dadgum

Burn it all down.
Start over.


4 posted on 07/11/2025 10:21:12 PM PDT by dadgum (Fight to WIN or do not fight at All)
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To: SeekAndFind

Congress is full of con artists. Wouldn’t trust a one to follow through on anything. demoncRATS just run over the Repubs without the Repubs showing one ounce of backbone. Cong’l critters talk the talk but won’t walk the walk when push comes to shove.


5 posted on 07/11/2025 10:33:15 PM PDT by gildafarrell (e)
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To: SeekAndFind

Congress gets reelected by handing out loot. In the process they also get very rich. Making a third party won’t change that. The only thing that has any chance of working is a Balanced Budget Amendment.


6 posted on 07/11/2025 11:10:42 PM PDT by Nateman (Democrats did not strive for fraud friendly voting merely to continue honest elections.)
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To: SeekAndFind

Politicians get into power by promising money. Money (budget) thus obtained is, almost by definition, not for the good of the people. It is for the good of the person or entity who “supported” (gave money to) the politician in order to get said money. If whatever that money purchased does some good for the people, it’s an accident.

Here’s how it works. I put something into a bill intended to help widows, orphans and kittens that will fund a big, profitable bridge linking two uninhabited islands that don’t even have roads. Now you’d think that would get laughed out of the bill, but it’s nestled next to other expensive, useless projects and grants. Everyone looks at everyone else, winks and sign the bill.

And that is how politics works.


7 posted on 07/12/2025 3:21:40 AM PDT by Gen.Blather (I had a tagline and I dropped it. The cat back-pawed it under the Barcalounger. )
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To: SeekAndFind

Thanks President Trump. CONgre$$?


8 posted on 07/12/2025 4:23:54 AM PDT by PGalt (Past Peak Civilization?)
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To: SeekAndFind

If they cut the budget it’s less kickbacks.

Lobbyists nod.


9 posted on 07/12/2025 7:19:03 AM PDT by Vaduz
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