Tuesday, February 11, 2025

Thune and Johnson Vow to take DOGE Spending Cuts to the Next Level

The GOP's Hill leaders are signaling their eagerness to back up Elon Musk by turning DOGE spending cuts into real legislation.

Posted by lamplighter at 01:30 PM | 8 COMMENTS | permalink

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...Why it matters: Musk's slash-and-burn cuts may be undone by the courts. But he's given congressional Republicans a blueprint for what's possible to cut.

- - - "I think that anything that DOGE does will be factored into what we do up here," Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) told Axios.

- - - "We are going to be codifying a lot of these changes," House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) told reporters Monday, "and what they've uncovered is, frankly, shocking." ...


#1 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-02-11 12:10 AM


@#1 ...and what they've uncovered is, frankly, shocking ...

... and, still no evidence presented (besides the apparent kissing of the most ample derriere of Pres Trump) to back up the assertion.

#2 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-02-11 12:12 AM

Do republicans ever need evidence to back up their claims?

Ever??

#3 | Posted by ClownShack at 2025-02-11 12:34 AM

@#3 ... Do republicans ever need evidence to back up their claims? ...

From what I have seen?

No. Evidence does not appear to be needed.

Just a post or two or hundreds (thousands?) of reposts on X of misinformation.

imo, the current GOP is not based upon evidence or facts, but more upon social media memes.


#4 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-02-11 12:45 AM

What? Did Mike Johnson just realize he was in charge of the House and that it's Congress that actually controls the purse strings?

Fine. Make legislation to make spending cuts real and permanent.

That's how you are supposed to do it you frickin dumbarses.

#5 | Posted by donnerboy at 2025-02-11 04:26 PM

Thune and Johnson are just two cowars willing to give rhe Constitutional power of Congress to a foreigner with federal contracts which is a huge conflict of interest! Shameful!

#6 | Posted by danni at 2025-02-11 05:14 PM

Johnson is a sneaky little prock. Ooops, wrong vowel.

#7 | Posted by Yodagirl at 2025-02-11 09:11 PM

" Thune and Johnson vow to take DOGE spending cuts to the next level"

And not with the goal of balancing the budget, of course. The goal is Elon keeping his budget-busting tax cuts.

#8 | Posted by Danforth at 2025-02-11 09:16 PM

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