Elon Musk Is Done with DOGE — Here’s the Behind-the-Scenes Bombshell
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Stephen Miller, as usual, gives a common sense explanation of why “the Republicans refused to codify DOGE cuts” in the Big Beautiful Bill is a false narrative.
TLDR: The Big Beautiful Bill is a reconciliation bill. Reconciliation Bills can only touch mandatory spending. DOGE was almost exclusively focused on discretionary spending; therefore, DOGE cuts cannot be included in the Big Beautiful Bill.
https://greatawakening.win/p/19BGOrva2S/clarification-on-the-big-beautif/c/
The Rescissions package Trump supported to codify the cuts was passed on back in March. I don't think the argument was ever that they be included in the BBB. The problem is that there's not enough time before midterms to get it addressed again, so they chose the go with the BBB bc it's easier to sell those results and they didn't want to burn political capital before such a close vote. If the Republicans were unified on it, they could have done both.
Miller is great source for the What, not the Why.
Thanks, I was totally unaware a rescissions package was sent to Congress.
You’re right about the lack of unity. Something like the rescission package will get sunk by RINOs and fiscal conservatives alike. One will say it’s too much, the other says it’s not enough. The end result is we’re stuck in the status quo.
TBH I'm not fully aware of all the backroom discussions either but I know Johnson wants to bring it to a vote and that there are cuts to the state department and NPR included.
This happened in 2018 too when it passed the House and not the Senate. I think they just want to avoid a repeat for the exact point you made about RINOs/fiscal cons.
I hate it, but if Republicans vote it down there will be an MSM feeding frenzy. The narrative will be Trump has lost the support of his own party.