Thursday, August 31, 2023
Commentary: House Freedom Caucus Wants To Do Something About Out of Control Spending
On Monday, the House Freedom Caucus (HFC) struck a blow in the fight for fiscal displume. In a 431-word statement, the conservative House Republicans put Official Washington on notice that when Congress returned in September and took up the seemingly annual short-term spending bill known as a “Continuing Resolution,” the HFC would not vote to fund business as usual. Instead, HFC members would only support a short-term spending bill to keep the government open if it also included several of their key policy priorities – policy priorities that would represent significant shifts in key areas of government policy.
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Statements are nice. Action is better. Not holding my breath.
ReplyDeleteMSM headlines: "Right-Wing Extremists Hold Country Hostage!!"
DeleteTalk is cheap.
ReplyDeleteOh they do, do they?
ReplyDeleteWell...how tf are they going to make that happen? By what pressure will they move the needle toward Constitutional spending?
Oh. I see. They won't.
It is yet another theater piece and hope porn.
Swamp got to MTG. They will get the rest sooner or later.
ReplyDeleteLOL. Another sternly worded letter should do the trick. All American politics is fake and gay. Nobody in D.C. is honest.
ReplyDeleteWhen pigs fly.
ReplyDeleteWe thought we would increase the budget by 20%. We only increased by 15%. We saved 200 billion! Nothing like calling a reduction in the “expected” rate of growth a money saving budget cut.
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