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That 1-3 vote margin is going to be brutal …



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My understanding is that when she says “we paid for it ourselves” she means the party apparatus, not the individual members. But sounds like a swell vacation where nothing substantive got done, but Trump’ business got a boost, so good on them, I guess.
 

Republicans brace for a messy slog on Capitol Hill​

The House GOP found progress but not unity at its Florida retreat.


“… Key strategic disputes continued to fester inside the GOP ranks, and the uproar from Trump’s federal spending freeze gave vulnerable members a taste of the backlash that could result if they follow through on promised cuts to key programs.

… The good news for the speaker is that his conference is largely united on the big picture: assembling a sweeping package of border security upgrades, energy measures and tax cuts and passing it on party lines using the budget reconciliation process.

… The bad news is that the Republican majority in the House is much thinner this time, and Johnson has to worry about balancing the demands of an ideologically motivated faction of hard-line conservatives who want deep spending cuts with the concerns of swing-district members who could face a political reckoning in next year’s midterms if those cuts happen. …”
 

Career prosecutors withdraw from federal criminal investigation of GOP Congressman Andy Ogles​

Local prosecutors are not commenting, but move may signal plans to drop investigation of one of President Trump's Republican allies

“Federal prosecutors based in Nashville have withdrawn from the criminal investigation of Tennessee Congressman Andy Ogles, an unprecedented move that could signal plans by the Trump administration to drop the case against a Republican ally.

With no explanation, Acting U.S. Attorney Brian McGuire filed a notice late Thursday to withdraw Assistant U.S. Attorneys Robert S. Levine and J. Christopher Suedekum from an on-going legal dispute over the FBI's access to evidence seized from Ogles last year.

McGuire's motion said the case would now be handled completely out of the Department of Justice in Washington, D.C.

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For at least six months, the Maury County Republican has faced an FBI investigation into potential fraud involving campaign finance statements he filed during his first run for Congress in 2022 — specifically, his claim on federal reports to have personally loaned his campaign $320,000 of his own money.

NewsChannel 5’s exclusive investigation discovered that Ogles did not appear to have the financial resources to make such a loan, and he later filed amended campaign reports declaring that he had only loaned his campaign $20,000.

A congressional ethics investigation has so far confirmed NewsChannel 5’s questions, with Ogles’ treasurer speculating in sworn testimony that the Republican may have misrepresented the amount of money he had available to make his campaign look stronger in order to “buy the primary.”

Similar allegations led to the indictment of New York Congressman George Santos on federal fraud charges, leading to his eventual guilty plea and resignation. …”

www.newschannel5.com

Career prosecutors withdraw from federal criminal investigation of GOP Congressman Andy Ogles

Federal prosecutors based in Nashville have withdrawn from the criminal investigation of Tennessee Congressman Andy Ogles.
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House GOP nears plan for Trump’s agenda — but may not have the votes​

Republicans will attempt a tax and spending bill that will not require substantial budget cuts, but there may be serious math problems ahead.


“… GOP leadership earlier this week unveiled a plan to lawmakers that will cut $315 billion in spending over 10 years, but will add another $325 billion in spending on Trump’s national security and immigration crackdown, said the people, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss private briefings.

Major portions of Trump’s 2017 tax cut — which lowered rates for businesses and all income brackets but concentrated benefits among the most wealthy — are set to expire at the end of the year. The House GOP plans to extend those provisions and add other business tax incentives, at a cost of $5.5 trillion over a decade.

Because the legislation mainly aims to renew some expiring policies, Republicans will not factor in the cost of the tax cuts in the bill, though they will claim projected increases in federal revenue from much-hoped-for private-sector growth, the people said.

… Johnson laid out this framework during closed-door meetings at the GOP’s policy retreat this week at Trump’s Doral, Florida, golf resort. Republicans hoped to leave the three-day gathering with a “blueprint,” he said, to proceed on a “reconciliation” package; special legislation that allows the GOP to head off a Democratic Senate filibuster.

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It’s not clear how the House’s blueprint accounts for some of Trump’s other campaign promises, including ending taxes on tips, overtime wages and Social Security benefits, which would add $3.6 trillion to the national debt over 10 years, according to the nonpartisan Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget.

The GOP also expects to factor in Trump’s tariffs as revenue that will reduce the legislation’s price tag, the people said. …”
 
nycfan said:

House GOP nears plan for Trump’s agenda — but may not have the votes​

Republicans will attempt a tax and spending bill that will not require substantial budget cuts, but there may be serious math problems ahead.


“… GOP leadership earlier this week unveiled a plan to lawmakers that will cut $315 billion in spending over 10 years, but will add another $325 billion in spending on Trump’s national security and immigration crackdown, said the people, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss private briefings.

Major portions of Trump’s 2017 tax cut — which lowered rates for businesses and all income brackets but concentrated benefits among the most wealthy — are set to expire at the end of the year. The House GOP plans to extend those provisions and add other business tax incentives, at a cost of $5.5 trillion over a decade.

Because the legislation mainly aims to renew some expiring policies, Republicans will not factor in the cost of the tax cuts in the bill, though they will claim projected increases in federal revenue from much-hoped-for private-sector growth, the people said.

… Johnson laid out this framework during closed-door meetings at the GOP’s policy retreat this week at Trump’s Doral, Florida, golf resort. Republicans hoped to leave the three-day gathering with a “blueprint,” he said, to proceed on a “reconciliation” package; special legislation that allows the GOP to head off a Democratic Senate filibuster.

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It’s not clear how the House’s blueprint accounts for some of Trump’s other campaign promises, including ending taxes on tips, overtime wages and Social Security benefits, which would add $3.6 trillion to the national debt over 10 years, according to the nonpartisan Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget.

The GOP also expects to factor in Trump’s tariffs as revenue that will reduce the legislation’s price tag, the people said. …”
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Just comedically obscene book cooking from the party that claims to be fiscally responsible. I so wish the GOP was still serious about governing.
 
The House GOP will have its narrowest margin from now through special elections on April 1 (which will almost certainly refill two GOP held seats with another Republican to return to a 219-215 margin pending the Stefanik open seat).

www.washingtonexaminer.com

An alarmingly narrow House majority - Washington Examiner

Republicans cannot afford to lose even a single vote and still prevail after Rep. Elise Stefanik resigns her position to become U.N. ambassador.
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“… one more Republican member is about to leave, and that is Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY), who is set to become the U.N. ambassador. When Stefanik resigns from the House, which will be pretty soon, the party balance will be 217 Republicans to 215 Democrats, with three vacancies.”

“That means that if a critical party-line vote comes up and everyone shows up to vote, Republicans cannot afford to lose even a single vote and still prevail. (If there’s a 216-216 tie, the bill loses). …”
 
“… We’re still in the early phase of Hill Republicans’ attempt to pass President Donald Trump’s agenda. Yet it’s fair to say, at this moment, things aren’t going well.

Speaker Mike Johnson and the House Republican committee chairs initially proposed between $500 billion to $700 billion in spending cuts as part of a massive reconciliation package. Yet conservative GOP hardliners rejected that, saying they wanted more. They’re seeking as much as $2 trillion to $5 trillion in cuts.

The House Budget Committee, which was supposed to mark up a budget resolution this week, hasn’t announced any meeting. The conservative hardliners are seemingly unmoveable. As we’ve been reporting all week, the House GOP leadership’s plan is stalled while Senate Republicans are anxious to possibly take over. …”

punchbowl.news

2/5/25 ☀️ AM:

PRESENTED BY IN THIS EDITION House GOP is in a jam on Trump’s agenda. Here’s how they can get outDOGE-curious Dems dwindle after early Musk movesA strong
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The House's job right now is to stall and dicker over details so President Elon and Trump can say "see, divided government doesn't work, we'll fix it through DOGE..."
 

Shutdown anxiety rises on Capitol Hill amid Trump chaos​

Washington is growing increasingly worried about the potential for a government shutdown — and what devastation it could bring.


“… It’s not just President Donald Trump’s history of leading the country through a 35-day funding lapse that has lawmakers worried about his appetite for another one in March. It’s also that Trump’s actions in his first two weeks back in office are stifling bipartisan negotiations toward a funding deal as the president — and his “government efficiency” chief, Elon Musk — work to bulldoze the federal bureaucracy while freezing billions of dollars Congress already enacted and firing federal workers.

“I don’t think anybody thinks a shutdown is a good thing. But the politics are such that we could certainly stumble into one without meaning to,” House Appropriations Chair Tom Cole, an Oklahoma Republican, said in a brief interview Tuesday.

The new president’s truculent first days in office have created an especially unfavorable climate on Capitol Hill for landing any cross-party accord, whether that’s a “grand funding deal” ahead of the government shutdown deadline or an agreement to lift the debt limit to prevent the U.S. from defaulting on more than $36 trillion in loans in the coming months. …

… Behind closed doors, Cole and Congress’ other three top appropriations are trying to strike a bipartisan deal on the first step toward funding the government by the March 14 deadline: One overall spending total for the military and another for non-defense programs. From there, it usually takes at least a month to negotiate and finalize the dozen individual funding bills.

The clock is ticking fast. …”
 
nycfan said:
“… We’re still in the early phase of Hill Republicans’ attempt to pass President Donald Trump’s agenda. Yet it’s fair to say, at this moment, things aren’t going well.

Speaker Mike Johnson and the House Republican committee chairs initially proposed between $500 billion to $700 billion in spending cuts as part of a massive reconciliation package. Yet conservative GOP hardliners rejected that, saying they wanted more. They’re seeking as much as $2 trillion to $5 trillion in cuts.

The House Budget Committee, which was supposed to mark up a budget resolution this week, hasn’t announced any meeting. The conservative hardliners are seemingly unmoveable. As we’ve been reporting all week, the House GOP leadership’s plan is stalled while Senate Republicans are anxious to possibly take over. …”

punchbowl.news

2/5/25 ☀️ AM:

PRESENTED BY IN THIS EDITION House GOP is in a jam on Trump’s agenda. Here’s how they can get outDOGE-curious Dems dwindle after early Musk movesA strong
punchbowl.news punchbowl.news
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5 Trillion would be fascinating ina 6.3 Trillin dollar budget
 
Any moment now the New York Times and the rest of the mainstream media will be on him like flies on horse turds to step down. Any moment now!
 
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