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“… The legislation would use the budget “reconciliation” process, which would allow them to pass policies involving taxes and spending without the need for any Democratic votes. GOP leaders are looking to tee up the process with a budget setting the parameters for the bill in early January, even before Trump takes office, two sources with knowledge of the push said. …

Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, the chair of the Judiciary Committee, said he wants the House to pass the conservative immigration package known as HR2 “right away” in the new Congress and push through some of those provisions in reconciliation.

“Then you take what we can’t get through the Senate, and you put it in reconciliation,” Jordan said. …”

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Not long ago, MAGA thought reconciliation was a great evil …
 
“… In interviews, senior Republicans said they also want to use the bill to give the incoming administration more resources to carry out border enforcement and Trump’s promise of “mass deportations,” repeal clean energy funding in President Joe Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act and use the package to slash other federal spending.

… Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., said Republicans should “use reconciliation to do everything we can to get to a balanced budget.”

“On Medicaid, as you know, I’ve always believed in block grants. I believe in block grants,” he said. “We ought to give the states more opportunity, and the states will figure out how to spend the money.”

Multiple Republicans, including Tuberville, said they weren't sure whether they'll seek to extend expiring Obamacare subsidies in the new bill.

… Tillis, a Finance Committee member, said that he'd allow policies he considers “pro-growth” to add to the deficit but that he wants to “pay for” any parts of the bill that don't fit that category.

“There’s a lot of things we can claw back,” Tillis said. “The Democrats shouldn’t be surprised that the American Rescue Plan and the Inflation Reduction Act should be ripe for that.”

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Sen. Mike Rounds, R-S.D., proposed to pass two reconciliation bills next year, using the next fiscal year's option — one with the tax breaks that reflect points of agreement and another later in the year.

“Let’s make sure we get the low-hanging fruit for sure, which I think has a lot to do with the tax extensions, whatever else we can do early on, but in a united fashion to get it across the finish line quickly,” he said. “And then we can sit down and work through some areas that we might find agreement on for a second reconciliation bill, as well.” …”
 
Presumably, IRS funding will be targeted, but will be interesting to see how the House navigates the razor thin majority. Everyone seems to have a pet project they want to keep funding. The low-hanging fruit approach would mean cutting taxes and increasing ICE and military funding without much spending reduction.
 
People starting to wake up to Musk and Lee being serious about ending social security (and using a propaganda campaign to do it)

 
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People starting to wake up to Musk and Lee being serious about ending social security (and using a propaganda campaign to do it)

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I'm old enough to remember Mike Lee's visible faux outrage when Biden claimed that some Pubs wanted to end Social Security during his 2023 SOTU.
 
Fetterman becoming the next Manchin



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Fetterman still enthusiastically supportive of Stefanik for US ambassador to UN: 'Always was a hard YES'

Sen. John Fetterman continues supporting Rep. Elise Stefanik's nomination to serve as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations.
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What the heck is going on with John Fetterman?

On Thursday, Pennsylvania’s John Fetterman became the first Senate Democrat to meet with Pete Hegseth, Donald Trump’s problematic pick to lead the Department of Defense. Oddly, Fetterman hasn’t ruled out supporting Hegseth, whose own mother once wrote...
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Pelosi gets hip replacement surgery at U.S. military hospital in Germany after injury from fall​


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Pelosi gets hip replacement surgery at U.S. military hospital in Germany after injury from fall

Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi had hip replacement surgery Saturday at a U.S. military hospital in Germany after falling while at an event in Luxembourg with other members of Congress.
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“Speaker Nancy Pelosi had hip replacement surgery Saturday at a U.S. military hospital in Germany after falling while at an event in Luxembourg with other members of Congress.

READ MORE: Pelosi hospitalized on official trip to Luxembourg after she ‘sustained an injury’

Pelosi, 84, “is well on the mend,” said Ian Krager, a spokesman for the California Democrat, in a statement. …”
 
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Pelosi gets hip replacement surgery at U.S. military hospital in Germany after injury from fall​


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Pelosi gets hip replacement surgery at U.S. military hospital in Germany after injury from fall

Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi had hip replacement surgery Saturday at a U.S. military hospital in Germany after falling while at an event in Luxembourg with other members of Congress.
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“Speaker Nancy Pelosi had hip replacement surgery Saturday at a U.S. military hospital in Germany after falling while at an event in Luxembourg with other members of Congress.

READ MORE: Pelosi hospitalized on official trip to Luxembourg after she ‘sustained an injury’

Pelosi, 84, “is well on the mend,” said Ian Krager, a spokesman for the California Democrat, in a statement. …”
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Scary. Hip surgery results in death too often in the elderly.
 
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House Republicans Fume at Speaker Mike Johnson

"House Republicans are fuming at Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-LA) handling of an end-of-year measure to extend government funding until March, saying it is more like a sprawling omnibus — which they abhor — than a
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Said Rep. Eric Burlison (R-MO): “It’s a total dumpster fire, I think it’s garbage. This is what Washington, D.C., has done. This is why I ran for Congress, to try to stop this. And sadly, this is happening again.”


Added Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX): “We get this negotiated crap and we’re forced to eat this crap sandwich. Why? Because freaking Christmas is right around the corner. It’s the same dang thing every year. Legislate by crisis, legislate by calendar. Not legislate because it’s the right thing to do.”
 
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Ocasio-Cortez Loses Vote to Be the Top Democrat on the Oversight Panel

The New York progressive’s defeat was a counterpoint to generational change in the Democratic ranks, as House members chose younger members for top posts on other committees.
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Ocasio-Cortez Loses Vote to Be the Top Democrat on Oversight Panel​

The New York progressive’s defeat was a counterpoint to generational change in the Democratic ranks, as House members chose younger members to lead other committees.

"... Ms. Ocasio-Cortez, 35, lost to Representative Gerry Connolly of Virginia, 74, an eight-term Democrat.

... But on other panels, younger lawmakers on Tuesday beat out veteran leaders, a departure from the norm for Democrats, who for decades have largely abided by an unwritten rule that seniority trumps everything when it comes to meting out power.

Representative Angie Craig, Democrat of Minnesota, was elected by her colleagues to be the ranking member of the Agriculture Committee. Ms. Craig, 52, will replace Representative David Scott of Georgia, 79.

And Representative Jared Huffman of California, 60, on Tuesday won the internal race for the top spot on the Natural Resources Committee. Mr. Huffman will replace Representative Raúl Grijalva, 76, a progressive who was his party’s leader on the committee for a decade.

“It’s like the fountain of youth — we found it!” Mr. Huffman joked of Congress, the only place where 60 might be considered young. “I want to run the committee in my own way.”

The top spot on the oversight panel was open because Representative Jamie Raskin of Maryland, 62, the former ranking Democrat there, challenged Representative Jerrold Nadler of New York, 77, for the top post on the Judiciary Committee, forcing his onetime mentor to withdraw from the race once it became clear he did not have enough support. Mr. Raskin was expected to be formally named as that committee’s ranking member later on Tuesday...."
 
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