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aggiesal

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Fri Dec 20, 2024, 05:52 PM Dec 2024

What the (R)'s are going to do once the new Congress is sworn in on Jan 3rd. ...

Claire McCaskill is reporting on Deadline White House, the following ...

"Here's where the train wreck is going to come today and the Republican caucus.
They put up a slide and they said in the first reconciliation, and let me transfer that language for your viewers.
The first reconciliation means the first time they're going to take a bill through the Congress, next year, without having to get 60 votes in the Senate. In other words they can pass it with just Republican votes.

They promised in the Republican Caucus today, they were going to raise the credit debt limit on the first reconciliation. They're going to raise it $1.5 trillion and then, they were going to cut mandatory spending by $2.5 trillion.

Now mandatory, if you understand the United States budget, that is things like Social Security and Medicare and Medicaid. The things that the people in this country need desperately. Many people need desperately. So that's what ... that's what Elon Musk wants to do with DOGE.

He wants to cut mandatory spending and guess who is promised NOT to cut mandatory spending? Donald J Trump.

So we're going to see pretty quickly next year this collision, of a guy who is likes the idea that the richest guy is on his team, with the guy who is the richest guy and thinks he's in charge and frankly the Democrats have an opportunity here to make sure they're the ones fighting for the people."

So when they say they are coming after your Social Security & Health Care, they mean it.

This needs to be broadcast on all platforms & forums.
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What the (R)'s are going to do once the new Congress is sworn in on Jan 3rd. ... (Original Post) aggiesal Dec 2024 OP
Democrats need to start screaming this now! Framing is everything! OrlandoDem2 Dec 2024 #1
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