Big Beautiful Bill

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Susan Collins won’t say what she thinks about the bill so we can count on her as a yes.

Here’s the thing though. It’s a terrible bill and will especially hurt rural Americans in red states. But this is what they voted for and there is a GOP majority in all branches. So it may be the quickest (albeit painful) way to get past the shibboleth that the GOP is fiscally responsible and that MAGA is the party of middle America.

Red states voted for trump and now they can die for trump.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’m happy they can’t sell federal lands in this bill

+1

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:What is the status of SALT increase ? (Been on Vacay). DMV, NY, NJ needs that.

The Senate GOP has zero members who care about SALT so I don’t have high hopes about this.

I think blue state Rs in the House (as few as they are) said not voting for it unless it hey get an increase.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Republicans are worried that kicking millions of people off Medicaid will cause rural hospitals to close. So they are proposing a rural hospital bailout fund instead. This seems really dumb.

Yes, so concerned they have moved it till after 2027 to take affect.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BUE0PPQI3is

Office space fix the glitch.

We always like to avoid confrontation when possible!

I fully expect Congress to restore Medicaid funding before any cuts take effect. Republicans need these fake spending reductions to get enough votes to pass tax cuts. In a few years pro-Medicaid Republicans will work with Democrats to reverse any cuts to Medicaid.

Much good it will do for those who died because Trump stole their meager medical care to fund tax cuts for his billionaire pals.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Republicans are worried that kicking millions of people off Medicaid will cause rural hospitals to close. So they are proposing a rural hospital bailout fund instead. This seems really dumb.

Bull. They are terrified they will be voted out of office in 2026 bi-election assuming President Chump (thank you Karoline) hasn't decided to postpone them.

[Anonymous]

If they don’t get some version passed by 7/4 the tantrum is going to be EPIC. I think that he’s really getting close to the edge. Maybe this one will put him over.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If they don’t get some version passed by 7/4 the tantrum is going to be EPIC. I think that he’s really getting close to the edge. Maybe this one will put him over.

They do seem to be in disarray. Trump apparently telephones the holdouts in the cloakroom to threaten them, but this doesn’t even look like it can be taken to a vote yet.

[Anonymous]

The Byrd rule is destroying the BBB. So many of the fancy-pants end-run stuff they packed in to the reconciliation bill are getting nixed.

When the BBB finally comes up for a vote, it may end up being a minimal basically-a-CR.

The upcoming vote (or not-a-vote) on the rescissions package is one to watch. If they don't vote on it by the 18th, the package fails and the administration must spend the money. We'll see.

[Anonymous]

I was looking at the House channel and some r-reps are saying that it will be voted on by Monday morning.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What is the status of SALT increase ? (Been on Vacay). DMV, NY, NJ needs that.

The Senate GOP has zero members who care about SALT so I don’t have high hopes about this.

I think blue state Rs in the House (as few as they are) said not voting for it unless it hey get an increase.

They cave on everything so that’s an empty threat.

[Anonymous]

I’m sure there is a GOP staffer on this forum that can explain the thinking of why they would pass such an unpopular bill. Is it that you don’t GAF getting reelected or your screwing over your own constituents? Is it that you are afraid of Maga retribution? This is an anonymous forum, spill the tea.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I was looking at the House channel and some r-reps are saying that it will be voted on by Monday morning.

What and where is this House channel?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I was looking at the House channel and some r-reps are saying that it will be voted on by Monday morning.

What and where is this House channel?

Perhaps CSPAN,

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’m sure there is a GOP staffer on this forum that can explain the thinking of why they would pass such an unpopular bill. Is it that you don’t GAF getting reelected or your screwing over your own constituents? Is it that you are afraid of Maga retribution? This is an anonymous forum, spill the tea.

They live to make billionaires happy.

https://archive.is/yBhvS

[Anonymous]

The Parliamentarian nixes more provisions from the OBBB:

Private school vouchers. This section creates a new, unprecedented federal subsidy for private and religious schools. (Section 70411)

Religious college carve-out from the endowments tax. This section exempts a very small number of religious schools, including Hillsdale College, from an income tax on college endowments. (Section 70415(c)(1)(C)(ii) and 70415(c)(1)(D))

Deregulation of gun silencers and easily concealable guns. This section removes the regulations pertaining to gun silencers and easily concealable firearms under the National Firearms Act. (Section 70436)

Mandatory pre-certification for Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) claimants. This section adds an unprecedented pre-certification process to EITC eligibility, requiring otherwise eligible EITC claimants to obtain a certification that their child is eligible before claiming the credit. (Section 70613(a))

Increasing penalties for disclosures of taxpayer information. This section increases the maximum fine for illegal disclosures of taxpayer information from $5,000 to $250,000 and increases the maximum term of imprisonment from 5 years to 10 years. (Section 70615)

https://www.budget.senate.gov/ranking-member/newsroom/press/more-provisions-violate-byrd-rule-in-republicans-one-big-beautiful-bill