DAVID MARCUS: De facto President Trump's handling of shutdown threat was a masterclass

[Arcangl86]

Well after all, it was put forth as a revitalization act.

H.R.4984 - D.C. Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Campus Revitalization Act​

https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/4984

Thank you for this. I knew it had passed separately and I was confused how it could have happened so quickly. I didn't realize there was a dead standalone bill already in the Senate.

 

[essentialsaltes]

What do think was eliminated? Cookie recipes?

Childish deflection noted.

 

[Always in His Presence]

Childish deflection noted.

Avoiding the obvious also noted.

1,500 page spending bill trimmed by more than 1,300 pages.

 

[essentialsaltes]

Avoiding the obvious also noted.

Yes, it's obvious no spending (pork or otherwise) was cut other than the pay raise and ~ $13 million in funds for children's cancer research.

 

[rambot]

Sounds like he managed to make the document short and easier for him to not read anyways.

And this is a win for...folks who don't know how to measure wins I think.

 

[Always in His Presence]

Yes, it's obvious no spending (pork or otherwise) was cut.

1,500 pages of a spending bill is trimmed by 1,300 pages and it is your opinion no spending was cut.

 

[durangodawood]

Avoiding the obvious also noted.

1,500 page spending bill trimmed by more than 1,300 pages.

If they arent going to read it, may as well save printing costs with smaller text.

Wonder if that was Musks genius?

 

[Always in His Presence]

If they arent going to read it, may as well save printing costs with smaller text.

Wonder if that was Musks genius?

Have you seen the Emperors new clothes?

 

[durangodawood]

Have you seen the Emperors new clothes?

New suit and tie for the president. Page 118.

 

[essentialsaltes]

1,500 pages of a spending bill is trimmed by 1,300 pages and it is your opinion no spending was cut.

I've amended my post -- they cut the Congressional "pay raise and ~ $13 million in funds for children's cancer research."

 

[Always in His Presence]

I've amended my post -- they cut the Congressional "pay raise and ~ $13 million in funds for children's cancer research."

It took 1,300 pages to include a congressional pay raise and 13 million for children's cancer research -

Yeah, right.

 

[essentialsaltes]

The pay raise and child cancer research saving shaved off 0.0145% of the added spending to the continuing resolution.

 

[Always in His Presence]

WASHINGTON (TNND) — President-elect Donald Trump, Speaker Mike Johnson and GOP leaders scrapped the temporary spending bill to avoid a government shutdown before the holidays.

Executive Vice President of the National Taxpayers Union Brandon Arnold said that the original bill was a mess containing 1500 pages of extraneous provisions at the expense of taxpayers.

https://thehill.com/business/budget/5045613-government-funding-deal-whats-in/

Disaster relief - medical all kept.

 

[durangodawood]

It took 1,300 pages to include a congressional pay raise and 13 million for children's cancer research -

Yeah, right.

Seriously, its probably: "these _______ categories of items continued at last years level" rather than spelling it all out.

It would be interesting to actually know tho.

 

[Always in His Presence]

Seriously, its probably: "these _______ categories of items continued at last years level" rather than spelling it all out.

It would be interesting to actually know tho.

https://docs.house.gov/billsthisweek/20241216/CR.pdf

 

[durangodawood]

https://docs.house.gov/billsthisweek/20241216/CR.pdf

Itrs exactly what I thought! 1500 pages of HUUUGE text.

 

[durangodawood]

https://docs.house.gov/billsthisweek/20241216/CR.pdf

Looks like the revised bill stripped out various provisions that werent even budget related. Some of those look very complex, like the Pharmacy Benefit Managers reforms. And theres others. Would have saved a lot of pages there.

 

[Arcangl86]

1,500 pages of a spending bill is trimmed by 1,300 pages and it is your opinion no spending was cut.

A spending and policy bill. Most of the 1,300 pages that were trimmed were the policy portion.

 

[Nithavela]

A spending and policy bill. Most of the 1,300 pages that were trimmed were the policy portion.

Who needs policy, anyway?

 

[Arcangl86]

Who needs policy, anyway?

Honestly, I can see and even support an argument that they should be separate and that policy riders shouldn't be tacked onto must past spending bills. However, that's not the argument being made here.