GOP chairman: No waste in $1.3 trillion spending bill

The Washington Times ^ | March 22, 2018 | Stephen Dinan

[detective]

House Republicans’ spending chief told his colleagues Wednesday that there is no waste in the $1.3 trillion spending bill lawmakers are rushing through Congress this week.

“We’ve worked to make sure not a dollar is wasted,” Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen, New Jersey Republican, said as he defended the massive bill before the House Rules Committee, pushing back against bipartisan frustration from lawmakers who said they couldn’t stomach voting on a 2,232-page bill with less than 24 hours’ time to read it.

But no less than President Trump disagreed with him, taking to Twitter to say he “had to waste money on Dem giveaways” in the bill in order to get his own military spending increases.

[detective]

Congress is refusing to fund necessary Defense spending and wasting billions of dollars.

What are the Republicans doing?

[Ingtar]

Lying and/or tanking.

[brownsfan]

“What are the Republicans doing?”

Teeing it up for a resounding defeat at the midterms and paving the way for President Kamala Harris.

[Alberta's Child]

Frelinghuysen recently announced that he's not running for re-election in November.

Unless he's dealing with health issues, this is a bizarre turn of events. Nobody spends a career in Congress and then retires one year after becoming the chairman of the most powerful House committee.

[pgkdan]

VETO THIS MONSTROSITY

[FlingWingFlyer]

It all depends on what the meaning of the word waste is, is.

[TTFlyer]

The US Congress is a waste.

[Sir Napsalot]

>>>> House Republicans’ spending chief told his colleagues Wednesday that there is no waste in the $1.3 trillion spending bill ......

Anybody promoting and voting for it should pay 10 times their normal tax demands, while the rest of us opposing it get to pay a fraction (20%, seems fair).

[Lurker]

Veto it, Mr. President.

L

[eyeamok]

“We’ve worked to make sure not a dollar is wasted,” Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen, New Jersey Republican, said

Obviously the quisling himself was Wasted when he said this. We need Mandatory drug and alcohol screening for every member of congress everyday!

[donna]

I wish President Trump would give a speech to the nation and list 10-things he want removed from the spending bill or else he won’t sign it.

And, asking Americans to step forward and let Congress know the nation supports his position.

[circlecity]

"What are the Republicans doing?"

Exactly what their establishment masters are paying them to do.

[C210N]

What a Relief! I was patiently awaiting the day when congress would FINALLY have removed every last bit of government pig slop in their spending.

Dare I presume there will be parties and bashes and galas tonight in DC, in celebration of this momentous day?

[saywhatagain]

Deep-State strikes again. Paul Ryan retiring at the end of his term is his middle finger to President Trump and the deplorables. I say shut it down Mr. President.

[Vaduz]

Indeed it’s another kick back plan for their bank accounts scam bill.

[so_real]

Trump has not read it yet either. He better read it before signing it. I haven't read it either. But, based on the way this is being played, I'm going to bet the vast majority of Trump's base will be thoroughly disenchanted if he does not VETO this bill.

VETO, VETO, VETO

[veracious]

DC is occupied territory.
Deep state, funds more deep state.
Money-from-thin-air created the dark state and keeps it alive.

[hal ogen]

"no waste..."? There is waste in every bill. This fool is a typical dishonest, moron politician loser.

[Kickass Conservative]

>>>New Jersey Republican<<<

Wasn’t Tony Soprano one of those?

[veracious]

I wanted to say it this way:

DC is occupied territory.
Deep state, funds more unlawful state.
Money-from-thin-air created the dark state and keeps it alive.