Yes, cut your salaries and insurance. Absolutely no Government Insurance. They can tighten their belts. No more free lunches Congress. I’ve heard doge has cost us 40 million? ELON IS A CRIMINAL!
More and more people are getting angry, and the longer Congress plays helpless, the greater the odds that the People take matters into their own hands.
They’ve destroyed civility, respect, & mercy towards citizens, I doubt people will be keen to show it to them.
Senator Ron Wyden
@wyden.senate.gov
Most people probably aren’t tracking this but Senate Republicans just started an all-night voting marathon that will allow them to gut Medicaid and increase child hunger while giving handouts to billionaires like Elon Musk.
If you expect a large dodge refund think again. $60 billion divided by 340 million citizens is under $200 each. Even if you only pay those over 18 it is still only a few hundred dollars. And later you may need those gov dept to give you aid What then? Who will or can you turn to?
I actually don’t agree with this. My Representative needs more staff to help with constituent issues and to research bills. I’d prefer to see the terms under which Congress receives their pensions made less generous. And prohibit stock trading.
Also, I’d like to see Congress, anyone with a net worth of $1 million take a leave of absence and give up their healthcare in solidarity with what they’re asking of the populous they represent as well as the jobs they are taking away from government employees.
I called my rep (Anna Paulina Luna) and she just cackled, I called my current single Senator (Rick Scott) and he just slithered to a warmer rock with more sunlight and stuck his tongue out at me.
Criminal Trump is not cutting government spending. He is redirecting to Elon Musk's businesses & Criminal Trump is getting a cut.
The Nation dept will be increasing & Criminal Trump will show smok & mirrors to fool people.
We need to keep track of Trump's looting.
The National Debt as of
today.
Don’t worry… emperor musk and stooge tRump will soon get congressional R’s to pass an enabling act to do away with congress entirely. And then we will really save and be “great again” … don’t you just love the echos of 1933 nazi germany …
I think you're trying to point out their hypocrisy and while that's important, I'd much rather they find a way to maintain their constitutional authority.
Until people who make the rules have to live by them nothing changes. As long as their budget remains in tact, they don’t give a flip about other budgets. They don’t speak up about mass firings until their state is affected. Trump eventually steps on everyone’s toes. He is a narcissist.
Yeah,... not so much.
Herr Musk said there's "waste targets" everywhere,.. but it's odd how only the ones that benefit "The People" have darts in them.
Correct me if I’m wrong but Congress created the agencies, Congress, came up with the funding, and Congress allocated those funds. So how is it, that I am being fired for fraud, waste, and abuse, while the GOP sits on their hands? I did not decide where to spend that money? You want to find fraud?
Mr Kissinger, could you figure out how much the American tax payer has spent on The War on Drugs, then contrast that with how effective it’s been at keeping drugs off the streets? If we’re going to look at government waste..
Trump's actions make him a Clear and Present Danger to the democracy of the US.
life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness" is from the Declaration of Independence and represents fundamental rights that the government is meant to protect
did you know that the secret service's budget is 3.2 billion dollars a year! That is an absolutely insane amount. I wager there are about 50% of the people right now that would lovvvve to see some cuts in that budget.
Which legally means we should be allowed to file a mass civil TORT lawsuit against them all. They have constitutional immunity, but they aren't following the constitution, so would that just void the immunity clause? I'm just an average Joe here, but wtf? If not that, then we need RICO their asses.
Yeah, republican congress people and senators can take a huge pay cut. That will save a lot of wasteful spending!!
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If spaceman has so much money, he should fund his own projects. Or how about we focus on all the problems on earth right now instead of bolting off into space? That can be put on hold for a bit I would think.
You know as well as anyone that Republicans in congress don't give a shit about the American people, just doing anything they can to appease the "president".
I am told there is a movement in the US to join Canada as our 11th province and I have a few conditions:
-Premier Trump would need to be replaced with someone smarter and without a criminal record
-no South African billionaires
-Republicans and Fox News employees must undergo IQ tests
Sad thing is Dems haven’t either.. unfortunately they are not much different it’s just that we hate the gop congress more.. Dems give us just enough to satiate our hunger for our freedoms & the rights of everyone yo keep us “happy” & waltz by what really helps. America needs change.
Hakeem Jeffries @hakeemjefferson.bsky.social is on a freaking book tour making money for himself. How is that "very different" than the Republicans? He should be out leading the fight, but he's not. There are perhaps half a dozen democrats actually on the airwaves every day fighting
They’re not much different in ways. they won’t remove the ss cap, they say they can “work” with “reasonable” republicans, they are not standing up to Trump/Musk as hard as they should.. are some.. yes def, but where is leadership? Pelosi, Schumer .. the old guard. It’s Crockett & AOC mostly
Hey congressional Republicans, when will you realize that even your days are numbered? Once your orange god installs himself as emperor he will have no more need of you, the Senate, and the SCOTUS. Enjoy it while you can. This is the very best it’ll ever get for you.
What is the source of this information? I do not repeat claims, like the amount budgeted for Congressional operations, unless I can confirm. I cannot find this information on the web. Please, if you throw out numbers, include a URL to substantiate them.
You ae 100% correct. It was a Canadian, Kevin O’Leary, visiting Maga-o-logo that gave the orange turd the idea that Canadians want to join the US to pay less tax. That’s true for rich guys, but not for the average joe. The US tax code needs change, but not the change MAGA turd is about to implement.
O'Leary turns my stomach. I have not turned on my TV since I watched the Jets losing!!! But when there's a clip of that skunk on here I hate the sight of him.
$6.5 BILLION budget... when do they have time to spend it since they're always on vacation? Or maybe they are spending it on those vacations. I want a full accounting of where my taxpayer dollars are going.
Yeah right; one reason for mega? And I’m not one; but I hold the same sentiment; Congress NEVER imparts upon themselves what they impart on their constituents.
Start cutting the daily $800,000 plus for military planes used to deport immigrants because T likes the image. Previous presidents got sale accomplished at tiny fraction of that. And let’s talk about cost of T going to Super Bowl and Daytona.😖
Well those being deported back to Columbia are flying coach on regular airlines. The Columbian government refused to allow US military planes to land in Columbia.
Congress should dissolve itself. It now serves no purpose. It is in charge of oversight. With the cabinet confirmations, we are assured that it has failed. Dissolve it and get rid of it. Start new.
Rep Kingzinger over here inspiring my daily "stalk my electeds" call. Thank you sir! The material is RICH, so it's nice to get a reminder of one good concrete thing. I pick one per day, my rep doesn't even ask my name anymore 😆
Not sure that numbers that don’t have context are real meaningful. I would like to see context. Ie # constituents, bills presented, passed, contributions to constituency, and roi calculations. Etc. .
I’d say cut every GOP members salary COMPLETELY! They have abandoned their responsibilities by allowing musky & his minions to control the nation’s purse strings & is allowing the dissolution of congressionally approved agencies, departments & positions.
Sorry, delete that from me; I read Adam as addressing all Members of Congress, not just the Rs. But the point holds; don't punish the near-majority of Members who will not go along with this Republican financial rape of ordinary Americans. And BTW, Hands Off Medicare, Medicaid and SocialSecurity.
They are too busy being afraid and cutting their own jobs out by voting yes on all this BS instead of saying whoa there enough is enough, but they will soon learn they are being phased out they just don't see it yet.
People need to know how much they're adding to the deficit? exactly what Trump DEMANDED, about 4.5 to 5 trillion whereas he demanded it in the form of a blank check, and just to suspend the debt ceiling, OMG He wasn't president yet, and I wish it never happened,election interference, bought actually
It’s a fair point. They don’t need that budget to just rubber stamp everything Trump wants. Since that’s what they’re gonna keep doing, just eliminate the staff.
What a great question. I'd like a front row seat to watch the first reporter willing to ask one of them if they're willing to take salary cut as their part in supporting the budget cuts.
I completely agree with you. As a lib who spent most of his life in a northern blue state that got 70ish cents back for every dollar sent to the Federal Government. Screw these red states needing the money from the well off states. Let poor red states raise taxes to self support.
Freeze pay on the GOP house and senate! They all have laid down in subservience and no longer represent their constituents. They only back the Orange Ketamine Mafia!
Can we run ads in their districts aimed at their constituents?
“See this man? He is supposed to represent you. Instead, he let Trump take away your Social Security, Your Medicaid, just so he could give your tax dollars to THIS man, Elon Musk…”
Have you read this from the whistleblower? The playbook for whats happening and how and who? Everyone should it connects all the dots and what they did is worse than most people think Its unconscionable
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They’ve destroyed civility, respect, & mercy towards citizens, I doubt people will be keen to show it to them.
@wyden.senate.gov
Most people probably aren’t tracking this but Senate Republicans just started an all-night voting marathon that will allow them to gut Medicaid and increase child hunger while giving handouts to billionaires like Elon Musk.
The Nation dept will be increasing & Criminal Trump will show smok & mirrors to fool people.
We need to keep track of Trump's looting.
The National Debt as of
today.
STEP UP, PEOPLE.
GET OUTTA LINE.
ANNOY PEOPLE.
SPEAK UP.
SHOUT.
PROTEST.
KICK AND SCREAM.
ACT. ACT. ACT.
America is watching.
Need to trim the fat somewhere.
Herr Musk said there's "waste targets" everywhere,.. but it's odd how only the ones that benefit "The People" have darts in them.
life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness" is from the Declaration of Independence and represents fundamental rights that the government is meant to protect
https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/articles/sealing-third-reichs-downfall-adolf-hitlers-nero-decree
we only need 3.
The GOP treason weasels will set the Constitution on fire, on the steps of the capital, before even one of them will give up one cent of their salary.
{Wait a minute: can we even say "one cent" anymore? }
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-Premier Trump would need to be replaced with someone smarter and without a criminal record
-no South African billionaires
-Republicans and Fox News employees must undergo IQ tests
That $6.5B includes the Library of Congress, the GAO, the U.S. Copyright Office, the CRS, the Budget Office, and others.
It's the GOP's job to make big numbers seem outrageous when the truth is complex.
Do I have this right?
They won’t announce anything unless daddy Musk says it’s okay.
#Impeachthe🍊💩 the republicans are simps and sheeples
#impeach47
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Our tax dollars go to rich congress members that lie to the masses
Behind closed doors they all say trump is a Russian asset and fuking moron
But in public they say he is the king that knows it all.
They stand in line to suck his mushroom
AND OUR TAX DOLLARS PAY THEM TO DO IT.
“See this man? He is supposed to represent you. Instead, he let Trump take away your Social Security, Your Medicaid, just so he could give your tax dollars to THIS man, Elon Musk…”
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/media/article-14417385/amp/fox-host-jesse-watters-turns-against-trump-doge-cuts-veteran-friend.html
https://www.audible.com/pd/0593209613?source_code=ASSORAP0511160006&share_location=pdp