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GOP hardliners threaten revolt
Posted on 5/21/25 at 11:09 am
Posted on 5/21/25 at 11:09 am
quote:Politico
Harris said that hard-liners stopped negotiating just before midnight Wednesday, saying there was a deal but it was “pulled off the table.” He suggested that the deal would make further cuts to Medicaid and take more aggressive action to pull back on Inflation Reduction Act subsidies for clean energy development, saying those two issues are “pretty essential” to get his support.
“This bill actually got worse overnight,” Harris said. “There is no way it passes today. … We may need a couple of weeks to iron everything out.”
Another key GOP hard-liner, Rep. Ralph Norman of South Carolina, was more measured in his dismay Wednesday morning, telling Fox News he remained concerned about the deficit impact of the legislation.
“It is the math that bothers a lot of us,” he said, adding “we’re going to get there” and that the bill is “heading in the right direction.”
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Posted on 5/21/25 at 11:11 am to bigjoe1
Hate to hear that, cuz dems will be holding things up in committees as much as possible.
Posted on 5/21/25 at 11:14 am to bigjoe1
quote:
remained concerned about the deficit impact of the legislation.
Reasonable concern.
Posted on 5/21/25 at 11:37 am to bigjoe1
quote:
Harris said that hard-liners stopped negotiating just before midnight Wednesday, saying there was a deal but it was “pulled off the table.” He suggested that the deal would make further cuts to Medicaid and take more aggressive action to pull back on Inflation Reduction Act subsidies for clean energy development, saying those two issues are “pretty essential” to get his support.
“This bill actually got worse overnight,” Harris said. “There is no way it passes today. … We may need a couple of weeks to iron everything out.”
Another key GOP hard-liner, Rep. Ralph Norman of South Carolina, was more measured in his dismay Wednesday morning, telling Fox News he remained concerned about the deficit impact of the legislation.
“It is the math that bothers a lot of us,” he said, adding “we’re going to get there” and that the bill is “heading in the right direction.”
Congress does not like to work fast so this is not surprising. With that being said does the congressional calender allow for them to take weeks for the bill to move in the right direction? Anyone know what the deadline is for the house to pass its version of the bill is?
Posted on 5/21/25 at 11:46 am to WeeWee
Johnson keeps saying Memorial Day. 
Posted on 5/21/25 at 11:46 am to bigjoe1
GOP hardliners
Also
people who understand math
Also
people who understand math
Posted on 5/21/25 at 11:47 am to bigjoe1
I've been curious as to the "further cuts to Medicaid" rhetoric so I looked it up. A few points:
Eligibility Restrictions:
The bill restricts Medicare eligibility to U.S. citizens, green card holders, and certain immigrants.
Medicaid Funding Cuts:
The bill includes provisions that could lead to cuts in federal funding for Medicaid expansion, particularly for states that created and fund their own comprehensive health coverage programs for individuals without documented immigration status.
Looks to me like they're trying to stop the handouts to illegals and preventing states from adding illegals to their programs by not allowing them to get federal funding for it.
Unless I'm completely missing something, looks good to me.
Eligibility Restrictions:
The bill restricts Medicare eligibility to U.S. citizens, green card holders, and certain immigrants.
Medicaid Funding Cuts:
The bill includes provisions that could lead to cuts in federal funding for Medicaid expansion, particularly for states that created and fund their own comprehensive health coverage programs for individuals without documented immigration status.
Looks to me like they're trying to stop the handouts to illegals and preventing states from adding illegals to their programs by not allowing them to get federal funding for it.
Unless I'm completely missing something, looks good to me.
Posted on 5/21/25 at 11:59 am to bigjoe1
Why vote GOP, they approve every budget when not in charge.
When they are in charge they become fiscal hawks, so they lose Congress the next election.
One real pisser is if these bastards had codified DOGE's fraud and waste cuts, they wouldn't have to put on their fiscal conservative costumes.
The second pisser is everyone knows it's impossible to pay the deficit they racked up. It's all a show to keep us paying taxes.
When they are in charge they become fiscal hawks, so they lose Congress the next election.
One real pisser is if these bastards had codified DOGE's fraud and waste cuts, they wouldn't have to put on their fiscal conservative costumes.
The second pisser is everyone knows it's impossible to pay the deficit they racked up. It's all a show to keep us paying taxes.
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