Republicans

[Forty Two]

Republicans want to destroy 401K for sure. Social Security next.
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/10/2 ... ady-244149

If it's true they want to destroy 401k, then that would be something democrats should love. They hate private retirement plans. It should all go to social security. 401k plans are for the wealthy, and advantage the wealthy, who have more money to put into retirement plans.

[Tero]

But because of the pendulum effect of American politics, nobody wants to put a bigger chunk into Soc Sec. Because the next round of Trumps/Ryans will take it away from you. There is no guarantee.

[JimC]

Scum.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics ... 780bb78e77

EPA grants account for $4 billion worth of its budget?

Damn. 4,000 millions.... They can give out 4,000 grants of $1,000,000 each. LOL. I'm sure there's no waste and favors going on there. In politics? Nawww! Never!

If the oversight process was really about efficiency and good governance, fair enough. But it is 100% clear it is there to remove grants for environmental research that is deemed wrong for purely political reasons, especially anything to do with climate change...

[Tero]

Most "government" research is done in universities.

The FDA does little work of its own. They can look at data, they can ask for samples etc., but the customer, drug company, pays all the studies. FDA experts are desk jockeys.

NIH does research. It's like a little university. Post docs only.

[Animavore]

Scum.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics ... 780bb78e77

EPA grants account for $4 billion worth of its budget?

Damn. 4,000 millions.... They can give out 4,000 grants of $1,000,000 each. LOL. I'm sure there's no waste and favors going on there. In politics? Nawww! Never!

If the oversight process was really about efficiency and good governance, fair enough. But it is 100% clear it is there to remove grants for environmental research that is deemed wrong for purely political reasons, especially anything to do with climate change...

Yes. Pure censorship.

As I said, utter scum.

[Tero]

None of this means the House will be unable to pass their actual tax-reform package, which is to be released next week and will be marked up in committee on Nov. 6.

Republicans are under intense pressure to get the tax bill approved given the failure to repeal ObamaCare. Nearly a year of unified GOP government has yet to include a major legislative victory.

“I think history is going to judge the young members of Congress the harshest if we facilitate generational theft through a tax bill that isn’t paid for and a budget that doesn’t even have the aspiration to balance,” said 35-year-old freshman Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.), who voted against the budget.

GOP leaders anticipated going in that passage would be tight, based on the whip count over the past two days. They needed a minimum of 215 votes given lawmaker absences.

Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.), who rarely casts floor votes in keeping with custom of his predecessors, voted in favor of the budget, offering an early indicator that the budget would pass narrowly.

http://thehill.com/policy/finance/35740 ... tax-reform

[Tero]

Trump is a good show for the base, but his party failed to lead and legislate:

Trump has likewise flipped the script on the so-called experts. Those of us who assume that presidents have to put legislative points on the board assume that failure to do so will depress the GOP base. But Trump’s fans see victories everywhere. Picking a fight with the NFL is just as good as repealing Obamacare—maybe better in a pop-culture, reality TV world. Ditto telling squishy senators like Jeff Flake “You’re fired!”

https://www.thedailybeast.com/turns-out ... -to-govern

[Tero]

Fox news: Libruls putting Mexican rapists and druggies back on the street
http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2017/10/ ... -safe.html

[Tero]

House GOP moves on to shell game phase of tax. ”Wages” mentioned, trickle down only.
Deficit hidden in National Sock Drawer.
https://www.politico.com/story/2017/10/ ... ate-244282

[Tero]

Trump drained the swamp into his WH
https://www.politico.com/story/2017/10/ ... ker-244341

[Tero]

Useless congress:
It is not only Ryan and McConnell who could act to safeguard Mueller’s investigation in advance. Sens. Jeff Flake, John McCain, and Bob Corker — all of whom have, at this point, spoken of the threat Trump poses in apocalyptic terms — could join with the Democrats to create a 51-vote majority blocking action on any other bills until, say, the protective legislation introduced by Republican Sen. Thom Tillis was passed. But for all their brave words, they have done nothing of the kind.
https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics ... dice-trump

[Brian Peacock]

Fat chance of that. It'd be like Turkey's voting for Christmas.

[JimC]

Or pigs voting for less food in the trough...

[Tero]

Republicans plan to announce tricle down economy/ cut tax to rich plan Thu:
https://www.politico.com/story/2017/10/ ... lan-244385

[Tero]

Politico:
Republicans dropped a contentious plan to curb tax benefits for 401(k) retirement plans, which had GOP lawmakers cheering House Ways and Means Chairman Kevin Brady at a closed door briefing on the plan.