Tag: spending
When Congress Thwarts Representative Government
Rod on Trump, the CR, and Restoring Representative Government"Regular order" might cause eyes to glaze over. But restoring it is necessary for you to ever have a say over your arrogant government. pic.twitter.com/Hf2lvrgwUi — Rod D. Martin (@RodDMartin) December 22, 2024
Dan Bishop To Serve In Trump Administration
Will be Deputy Director of the Office of Management and Budget if confirmed. Good news: I’m so honored to be nominated by President Trump to serve in the stellar OMB team led by @russvought. Much work to do to fight for and implement President Trump’s agenda. I’m ready to get […]
Beware Forecasts Of Trump Economic Boom
Various figures and media outlets on the right are celebrating an anticipated economic boom they believe will result from Trump’s policies. That is, in fact, what happened after he assumed office eight years ago. But there is ample reason to believe things might be much different this time. A number […]
Knives Being Sharpened in GOP Senate For Trump Agenda
Over the last several days, some of John Thune’s assignments for key committee chairmanships were made public. Mitch McConnell will chair the Rules Committee. This is the committee that controls which bills will be allowed to be considered; and which will be killed. Susan Collins will chair the Appropriations Committee. […]
Tests for Senate Majority Leader John Thune
I received the following e-mail blast from the Senate Conservatives Fund. It lays out the matter perfectly: For now, conservatives are reserving judgment about newly elected Senate Republican Leader John Thune. Yes, he’s a career Establishment politician. And no, he has never led a high-profile, principled fight on the Senate […]
Musk’s “Government Efficiency Commission”
It was reported this week that Ron Paul will join Elon Musk on his Government Efficiency Commission to reduce federal spending. The debt crisis our nation faces is dire. For the most part, the media is not reporting about it. It will require enormous reductions in federal spending to bring […]
US Debt Increases $473 Billion In Just 3 Weeks
Most Americans are unaware that the federal debt just spiked by nearly $500 billion over a three week period. Elon Musk correctly called this a crisis. Porter Stansberry has commented on what Americans might be facing because of the spiraling national debt: Virtually every American is about to lose 50-75% […]
Next President Will Have To Face Spiraling Debt Picture
If Trump wins the presidency, it will be regarded as a major victory by his supporters. In that event, however, he would likely have to face a debt crisis that is rapidly deteriorating. Moody’s is an organization that rates bonds. It has issued a statement that the next president will […]
Thom Tillis’ Justification for Voting in Favor of the Debt Ceiling Deal
I sent Thom Tillis an e-mail message asking him to oppose the debt ceiling bill. He came back with a form response justifying his vote in favor of the bill. (Ted Budd, to his credit, voted against it.) Here are excerpts from Tillis’ letter: Without Congressional action to raise or […]