Almost no one in Congress is serious about cutting spending. They’re cowards.
— Thomas Massie (@RepThomasMassie) February 18, 2025
They’re not willing to stare lobbyists (money) and constituents (voters) in the eyes and tell them it’s their oxen which must be gored.
They are too afraid of losing their next election.
TANSTAAFL
Now that Republican Budget resolutions are moving forward, we should look closely.
The Senate calls for $900 billion less in on-budget spending and $325 billion more in new spending?
Sounds like less spending . . . but is it?
To offset the new spending and meet a goal of reduced spending, $900 billion in spending must be cut in the remaining six months of fiscal 2025 to meet the budget targets.
Yet no one and, I mean NO one, believes the necessary cuts will actually occur this year. (We are told to hold our applause until next year, the ever-elusive next year.)
Unfortunately, next month Big Govt. Republicans will also vote to add $300b for CA wildfires, making the deficit this year around $2.2 trillion.
Beware a Republican majority whose first use of their power is to increase spending and expand the deficit!
Beware of any promise to reduce the deficit . . . next year. RAND PAUL ON X
Want to see how DOGE is doing?
Elon has set up a website where you can watch and see all the money that is being saved and that has been taken from each department in real time. https://www.doge-tracker.com