Vince Colonese
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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.
I want today, this morning. I want these cuts done immediately. But they say they're doing them next week. They're going to work. They're going to pass these through the House and presumably they're going to pass them through the Senate. If they know what's good for them, they'll pass them through the Senate.
I want today, this morning. I want these cuts done immediately. But they say they're doing them next week. They're going to work. They're going to pass these through the House and presumably they're going to pass them through the Senate. If they know what's good for them, they'll pass them through the Senate.
I want today, this morning. I want these cuts done immediately. But they say they're doing them next week. They're going to work. They're going to pass these through the House and presumably they're going to pass them through the Senate. If they know what's good for them, they'll pass them through the Senate.
That move or rescissions request by the White House, it starts a 45 day clock, a 45 day clock by statute. If Congress fails to deliver those spending cuts, well, that money is supposed to be spent for the rest of the fiscal year. And the president can't send another rescissions package on USAID and on NPR and on PBS. He loses that opportunity after Congress fails to act on this.
That move or rescissions request by the White House, it starts a 45 day clock, a 45 day clock by statute. If Congress fails to deliver those spending cuts, well, that money is supposed to be spent for the rest of the fiscal year. And the president can't send another rescissions package on USAID and on NPR and on PBS. He loses that opportunity after Congress fails to act on this.
That move or rescissions request by the White House, it starts a 45 day clock, a 45 day clock by statute. If Congress fails to deliver those spending cuts, well, that money is supposed to be spent for the rest of the fiscal year. And the president can't send another rescissions package on USAID and on NPR and on PBS. He loses that opportunity after Congress fails to act on this.
So they can't fail. They can't fail. The pressure needs to be on today. You and me and everybody you know, we should be pressuring the hell out of these members of Congress. Cut, cut, cut. When the president sends you cuts, take them up on it. Take them up on it. $9 billion, this is easy street. Let's make this spending cut right now. So this is the beginning.
So they can't fail. They can't fail. The pressure needs to be on today. You and me and everybody you know, we should be pressuring the hell out of these members of Congress. Cut, cut, cut. When the president sends you cuts, take them up on it. Take them up on it. $9 billion, this is easy street. Let's make this spending cut right now. So this is the beginning.