Vince Colonese

Well, according to the White House deputy chief of staff, Stephen Miller, the answer to that you should know is no. Doge cuts, Stephen writes, are discretionary spending. The federal bureaucracy. Under the Senate budget rules, you can't cut discretionary spending, only mandatory in a reconciliation bill. This is Medicaid, Medicare, mandatory spending that the federal government does.

Well, according to the White House deputy chief of staff, Stephen Miller, the answer to that you should know is no. Doge cuts, Stephen writes, are discretionary spending. The federal bureaucracy. Under the Senate budget rules, you can't cut discretionary spending, only mandatory in a reconciliation bill. This is Medicaid, Medicare, mandatory spending that the federal government does.

Well, according to the White House deputy chief of staff, Stephen Miller, the answer to that you should know is no. Doge cuts, Stephen writes, are discretionary spending. The federal bureaucracy. Under the Senate budget rules, you can't cut discretionary spending, only mandatory in a reconciliation bill. This is Medicaid, Medicare, mandatory spending that the federal government does.

That's what you can cut in a reconciliation bill. So the doge cuts would have to be done through what is known as a rescissions package. I've been talking about rescissions. Keep that in mind. I'm about to give you more on that. or an appropriations bill, he says. The Big Beautiful Bill is not an annual budget bill. It does not fund the departments of government.

That's what you can cut in a reconciliation bill. So the doge cuts would have to be done through what is known as a rescissions package. I've been talking about rescissions. Keep that in mind. I'm about to give you more on that. or an appropriations bill, he says. The Big Beautiful Bill is not an annual budget bill. It does not fund the departments of government.

That's what you can cut in a reconciliation bill. So the doge cuts would have to be done through what is known as a rescissions package. I've been talking about rescissions. Keep that in mind. I'm about to give you more on that. or an appropriations bill, he says. The Big Beautiful Bill is not an annual budget bill. It does not fund the departments of government.

It does not finance our agencies or federal programs. Instead, it includes the single largest welfare reform in American history, along with the largest tax cut and reform in American history. the most aggressive energy exploration in American history, and the strongest border bill in American history, all while reducing the deficit. So that's Stephen Miller.

It does not finance our agencies or federal programs. Instead, it includes the single largest welfare reform in American history, along with the largest tax cut and reform in American history. the most aggressive energy exploration in American history, and the strongest border bill in American history, all while reducing the deficit. So that's Stephen Miller.

It does not finance our agencies or federal programs. Instead, it includes the single largest welfare reform in American history, along with the largest tax cut and reform in American history. the most aggressive energy exploration in American history, and the strongest border bill in American history, all while reducing the deficit. So that's Stephen Miller.

And by the way, read that, as you should, as a message to the United States Senate that he wants to see this bill passed and to stop whining that there's not more cuts in there because there's other vehicles to make cuts with. Now, this brings us to that recisions point.

And by the way, read that, as you should, as a message to the United States Senate that he wants to see this bill passed and to stop whining that there's not more cuts in there because there's other vehicles to make cuts with. Now, this brings us to that recisions point.

And by the way, read that, as you should, as a message to the United States Senate that he wants to see this bill passed and to stop whining that there's not more cuts in there because there's other vehicles to make cuts with. Now, this brings us to that recisions point.

I've been mentioning on the show, the president of the United States has a power that is little used in Washington because almost nobody in Washington ever wants to actually cut spending. And the power the president has is called the recisions power. And what it allows him to do is tell Congress, I know you allocated this funding. I'm here to tell you, I don't need it, rescind it.

I've been mentioning on the show, the president of the United States has a power that is little used in Washington because almost nobody in Washington ever wants to actually cut spending. And the power the president has is called the recisions power. And what it allows him to do is tell Congress, I know you allocated this funding. I'm here to tell you, I don't need it, rescind it.

I've been mentioning on the show, the president of the United States has a power that is little used in Washington because almost nobody in Washington ever wants to actually cut spending. And the power the president has is called the recisions power. And what it allows him to do is tell Congress, I know you allocated this funding. I'm here to tell you, I don't need it, rescind it.

And so he can send a formal request to Congress That starts a 40, 45 day clock to rescind federal spending. And it doesn't require a super majority in the Senate to cut. In fact, all it requires is a simple majority in the Senate to cut. Now, here's a dirty little secret about Washington. Senators prefer not to take votes.

And so he can send a formal request to Congress That starts a 40, 45 day clock to rescind federal spending. And it doesn't require a super majority in the Senate to cut. In fact, all it requires is a simple majority in the Senate to cut. Now, here's a dirty little secret about Washington. Senators prefer not to take votes.

And so he can send a formal request to Congress That starts a 40, 45 day clock to rescind federal spending. And it doesn't require a super majority in the Senate to cut. In fact, all it requires is a simple majority in the Senate to cut. Now, here's a dirty little secret about Washington. Senators prefer not to take votes.

They don't like voting on things because they don't like being measured by how they vote. They don't like accountability. So the last thing that even Republican senators want is to be asked for an actual headcount on whether or not they're willing to cut spending. But the president can do this. And I've got news for you. On Monday, they are doing it.

They don't like voting on things because they don't like being measured by how they vote. They don't like accountability. So the last thing that even Republican senators want is to be asked for an actual headcount on whether or not they're willing to cut spending. But the president can do this. And I've got news for you. On Monday, they are doing it.