Vince Colonese
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We see giant legislation and we instantly detect there's corruption going on, that there's a game afoot, that we're being taken advantage of here. How dare you try and ram all this through together in one giant piece of legislation? And your instincts are right. It is good to have that instinct.
We see giant legislation and we instantly detect there's corruption going on, that there's a game afoot, that we're being taken advantage of here. How dare you try and ram all this through together in one giant piece of legislation? And your instincts are right. It is good to have that instinct.
But let me remind you about the vehicle here and why President Trump independently selected this, why he chose one big, beautiful bill in order to do this. The answer is because it's reconciliation. That's the vehicle that we're doing this through.
But let me remind you about the vehicle here and why President Trump independently selected this, why he chose one big, beautiful bill in order to do this. The answer is because it's reconciliation. That's the vehicle that we're doing this through.
But let me remind you about the vehicle here and why President Trump independently selected this, why he chose one big, beautiful bill in order to do this. The answer is because it's reconciliation. That's the vehicle that we're doing this through.
In the United States Senate, in order to pass anything, any normal piece of legislation that you would present would require a super majority, 60 votes to pass this. because of the Democrats obstruction in the Senate. Democrats don't want to help you achieve anything. And so this can only be done with Republican votes. The only way forward is with Republican votes.
In the United States Senate, in order to pass anything, any normal piece of legislation that you would present would require a super majority, 60 votes to pass this. because of the Democrats obstruction in the Senate. Democrats don't want to help you achieve anything. And so this can only be done with Republican votes. The only way forward is with Republican votes.
In the United States Senate, in order to pass anything, any normal piece of legislation that you would present would require a super majority, 60 votes to pass this. because of the Democrats obstruction in the Senate. Democrats don't want to help you achieve anything. And so this can only be done with Republican votes. The only way forward is with Republican votes.
And so that's why this is being done through the reconciliation process. And in order to get the president's agenda passed, in order to get all of the things that you and I voted for, The only way it's going to get through is with a simple majority vote in the United States Senate. And there are only two categories of things that can be passed with a simple majority vote.
And so that's why this is being done through the reconciliation process. And in order to get the president's agenda passed, in order to get all of the things that you and I voted for, The only way it's going to get through is with a simple majority vote in the United States Senate. And there are only two categories of things that can be passed with a simple majority vote.
And so that's why this is being done through the reconciliation process. And in order to get the president's agenda passed, in order to get all of the things that you and I voted for, The only way it's going to get through is with a simple majority vote in the United States Senate. And there are only two categories of things that can be passed with a simple majority vote.
One, a reconciliation package. The other recisions, recisions that are those are spending cuts, getting rid of spending that Congress has already said, hey, you should spend this money, Mr. President. And the president says, I don't need to. I don't want to. And in fact, I want you to officially cut this out of the federal government's budget. We're not spending this anymore.
One, a reconciliation package. The other recisions, recisions that are those are spending cuts, getting rid of spending that Congress has already said, hey, you should spend this money, Mr. President. And the president says, I don't need to. I don't want to. And in fact, I want you to officially cut this out of the federal government's budget. We're not spending this anymore.
One, a reconciliation package. The other recisions, recisions that are those are spending cuts, getting rid of spending that Congress has already said, hey, you should spend this money, Mr. President. And the president says, I don't need to. I don't want to. And in fact, I want you to officially cut this out of the federal government's budget. We're not spending this anymore.
So yesterday, the White House sent over the first rescissions package. The first. This one is for $9 billion. Now, is that the biggest sum of money you've ever heard of? No, it's not. But it's meaningful. These are cuts to USAID. These are cuts to NPR. These are cuts to PBS. It needs to happen. And in fact, it's basically a starter pack for the United States Congress. Let's see.
So yesterday, the White House sent over the first rescissions package. The first. This one is for $9 billion. Now, is that the biggest sum of money you've ever heard of? No, it's not. But it's meaningful. These are cuts to USAID. These are cuts to NPR. These are cuts to PBS. It needs to happen. And in fact, it's basically a starter pack for the United States Congress. Let's see.
So yesterday, the White House sent over the first rescissions package. The first. This one is for $9 billion. Now, is that the biggest sum of money you've ever heard of? No, it's not. But it's meaningful. These are cuts to USAID. These are cuts to NPR. These are cuts to PBS. It needs to happen. And in fact, it's basically a starter pack for the United States Congress. Let's see.
Are you actually going to cut something? Well, then we're going to present you with this. That's the plan. So the White House sends over to Congress yesterday evening $9 billion in spending cuts. Now, Steve Scalise right now in the Congress, in the leadership in the Congress, in the House, says that they're going to vote on this next week. Now, I'm not satisfied by next week. I want last night.
Are you actually going to cut something? Well, then we're going to present you with this. That's the plan. So the White House sends over to Congress yesterday evening $9 billion in spending cuts. Now, Steve Scalise right now in the Congress, in the leadership in the Congress, in the House, says that they're going to vote on this next week. Now, I'm not satisfied by next week. I want last night.
Are you actually going to cut something? Well, then we're going to present you with this. That's the plan. So the White House sends over to Congress yesterday evening $9 billion in spending cuts. Now, Steve Scalise right now in the Congress, in the leadership in the Congress, in the House, says that they're going to vote on this next week. Now, I'm not satisfied by next week. I want last night.