Brandon
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And then if you're gonna talk, talk.
And then if you're gonna talk, talk.
In terms of what's achievable... in Congress and gets this process going of locking in Trump's tax cuts, most of which are going to expire at the end of the year. This is a fantastic approach to doing so because it not only marries that important concept of getting taxes done, it also begins to chip away at the federal bureaucracy, at the waste, fraud, and abuse within the federal government.
In terms of what's achievable... in Congress and gets this process going of locking in Trump's tax cuts, most of which are going to expire at the end of the year. This is a fantastic approach to doing so because it not only marries that important concept of getting taxes done, it also begins to chip away at the federal bureaucracy, at the waste, fraud, and abuse within the federal government.
Right now, there's a lot of space between where the House is at and where the Senate is. The reason they're doing this kind of obscure, arcane song and dance is because it obviates the need for a 60 vote threshold in the Senate. They can bypass the filibuster and and get a bill to the president's desk with a simple majority in both the Senate and the House.
Right now, there's a lot of space between where the House is at and where the Senate is. The reason they're doing this kind of obscure, arcane song and dance is because it obviates the need for a 60 vote threshold in the Senate. They can bypass the filibuster and and get a bill to the president's desk with a simple majority in both the Senate and the House.
So that gives us a lot more flexibility in a Senate, of course, that has 53 Republicans and would be really, really hard to find seven Senate Democrats that want to see Trump's policies enacted into law.
So that gives us a lot more flexibility in a Senate, of course, that has 53 Republicans and would be really, really hard to find seven Senate Democrats that want to see Trump's policies enacted into law.
Yeah, he kind of set up his Congress before he became president. So he had everybody in his favor, the majority. So he looks like a dictator, but he just happens to have everybody on his side. So he has no resistance and a real beautiful setup for what he wanted to do with his policies.
Yeah, he kind of set up his Congress before he became president. So he had everybody in his favor, the majority. So he looks like a dictator, but he just happens to have everybody on his side. So he has no resistance and a real beautiful setup for what he wanted to do with his policies.
It sounds so interesting.
It sounds so interesting.
So it's a big loss for them to lose USAID, or is that just the tip of the iceberg? Oh, my God. Because, I mean, it seems like they're a bit on an island without them. Is that correct, or is this...
So it's a big loss for them to lose USAID, or is that just the tip of the iceberg? Oh, my God. Because, I mean, it seems like they're a bit on an island without them. Is that correct, or is this...
Is this something the judges want or is it something they're being told to do, though? You want to scroll to the next one?
Is this something the judges want or is it something they're being told to do, though? You want to scroll to the next one?
Do you think you guys have too many political parties? Because in Congress alone, you got like 24 of them, and then that whole center block, it's what, like 50% of the Congress? And it seems like that kind of jams a lot of things up. So are they consistent with the way they vote, or do they go in whichever direction the wind's blowing?
Do you think you guys have too many political parties? Because in Congress alone, you got like 24 of them, and then that whole center block, it's what, like 50% of the Congress? And it seems like that kind of jams a lot of things up. So are they consistent with the way they vote, or do they go in whichever direction the wind's blowing?
Can you convert anybody from that center, you think? Because it seems like there's some guys that maybe could pull to your side. Here we only have two political parties, but if you've got several of them in that center block, is there any potential to recruit?
Can you convert anybody from that center, you think? Because it seems like there's some guys that maybe could pull to your side. Here we only have two political parties, but if you've got several of them in that center block, is there any potential to recruit?