Tuesday, February 11, 2025

Thune & Johnson vow to take DOGE $$ 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 12:08 AM | 4 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

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