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Jul 16 • 3 tweets • 1 min read • Read on X
This is a really good point that @NormOrnstein
raises (and one that came up quite a bit at home last week) The Big Ugly Bill will cut MediCARE too. newrepublic.com/article/197992…
The Rs have argued - as Norm notes - that these cuts won't actually happen because Congress will vote to override. Norm speculates the Freedom caucus may not let them. I'd make an additional argument that the CBO scores bills as if current law holds. So...
...if we are to accept the Rs at their word that a future Congress will fix this then the $3.5 Trillion they added to the deficit per CBO is actually more like $4 Trillion. One way or the other, America loses so that Donald Trump can pay less in taxes.

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Jul 8
I’m not wild about the cynicism here, partly because it blames all of Congress for things the Republican majority is jamming through, but more because it assumes that our founders actually created a Representative democracy. Some morning musings: washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/…
1. To the first point, there are a host of issues that are squarely in the Democratic platform that regularly pass the House when Dems are in power but are blocked by Rs. Women’s rights, sensible gun control, campaign finance reform. All are supported by strong majorities.
2. There is no equivalent in today’s Republican platform but - and humor me on this before you blow up the mentions - that’s not entirely the Republican’s fault.
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Jul 2
If you've tuned into CSPAN anytime in the last 2 hours and found yourself slapping the side of the TV, wondering why the screen isn't changing, here's what's happening... Image
1. Lots of us including yours truly got in really late last night to vote on a bill that would slash taxes for billionaires, kick 17 million people off their health insurance, force lots of kids, seniors and veterans to go hungry AND is really unpopular. It's an easy "no" vote.
2. BUT, Trump wants it. And he wants it before July 4th so that he can go out and tell the American people how much he hates veterans, seniors, children and other Americans who are not billionaires. And if Daddy wants something, Republicans will do it.
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Jun 28
Because a number of folks keep asking, let’s talk about why the Democrats overwhelmingly voted to table Al Green’s motion to impeach Donald Trump. TL;DR: if you want Trump to be out of office ASAP, this was the right call, right now. Read on for the explanation…
1. Shortly after my wife and I got engaged we took a vacation to Wyoming. In the course of a horseback trip, our guide, upon learning of our upcoming nuptials, prior to offering me some advice said “I’ve been married 5 times, so I think I know a little something about women”.
2. In that vein, in my 6 years in Congress, I’ve seen 3 house impeachments (Trump 2x where I voted yes, Mayorkas 1x where I opposed). None were removed. So I think I know a little something about removing people from office…
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Jun 22
This is not about the merits of Iran’s nuclear program. No president has the authority to bomb another country that does not pose an imminent threat to the US without the approval of Congress. This is an unambiguous impeachable offense.
I’m not saying we have the votes to impeach. I’m saying that you DO NOT do this without Congressional approval and if Johnson doesn’t grow a spine and learn to be a real boy tomorrow we have a BFing problem that puts our very Republic at risk.
To be clear, I do not dispute that Iran is a nuclear threat. That’s why Obama negotiated the JCPOA. But whether that is better resolved through diplomatic or military measures is not a decision that the executive branch has unilaterally.
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Jun 16
This is the reason why our Constitution has an emoluments clause. And every day that the House GOP refuses to do any oversight of the Trump family's grift is another day that our Republic gets a little more fragile. Thread: ft.com/content/13a6ce…
1. I've been raising a stink about Sun and Trump ever since he fronted $30M to World Liberty Financial, Trump's shady AF defi platform. thedefiant.io/news/tokens/ju…
2. That "investment" triggered provisions in the initial World Liberty financing documents that allowed the Trump family to take cash out of the business. In exchange, Sun got a stake in tokens that cannot be sold and are controlled by the Trump family. Literally nothing.
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May 25
Liz Truss lasted 49 days as Prime Minister. For context, that's less than 20% of the time that Kevin McCarthy lasted as speaker. And yet she - like him - thinks she has some wisdom to offer from that experience. (TL;DR: she's learned nothing.) washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/…
As I said on the floor earlier this week, mediocre businesses hate competition for the same reason mediocre politicians hate DEI. Because they can't win in a meritocracy. But economic growth depends on competition - in labor and energy markets. Image
Under Bessent's watch, investors have fled US equities and treasuries for other countries. Saying that he should pro-growth is fine. But you should praise him (or Brexit supporters) for it in the same way you praise me for my ability to win the NBA slam dunk contest. Image
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