| | | Sen Rand Paul gives Elon a faster and better way to succeed, and Mr Musk is ALL IN.
New Method Emerges To Allow Trump, Elon And DOGE To Move Even Faster...
Elon Musk is considering a new plan that could prove to be a total game changer for speeding along the process of cutting back government waste.
The plan was proposed to Elon Musk by Sen. Rand Paul during a lunch on Wednesday. Paul pitched the idea of a huge ‘rescission package’ to Elon.
The package would scale back tens to hundreds of billions of dollars in federal funding that has already been approved by Congress.
And, here’s the real kicker — it would only require 51 votes in the Senate to pass.
With 53 Republicans currently in the Senate, this means that even if not a single Democrat voted for the package, it still has a great shot at passing!
Elon Musk was “elated” at the idea, according to Sen. Josh Hawley who also backs the proposal.
Other Senators who have already given their support include Sen. Eric Schmitt, and even Sen. Lindsey Graham.
NBC News dove deeper:
Elon Musk met with Senate Republicans for nearly two hours in a closed-door lunch meeting Wednesday, seeking to reassure them amid voter anxiety over the sweeping cuts his Department of Government Efficiency is making.
They discussed a “rescission” package that the White House could send to Congress to codify his cuts through a measure that can get around the 60-vote hurdle in order to get around legal challenges to the administration’s power to act unilaterally.
“To me, it’s ephemeral now. I love all the stuff they’re doing, but we got to vote on it. So my message to Elon was let’s get over the impoundment idea, and let’s send it back as a rescission package,” Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., told reporters. “Because then what we have to do is lobby to get to 51 senators or 50 senators to cut the spending.”
Multiple senators said Musk was surprised to learn there was a viable legislative pathway to making DOGE’s cuts permeant. Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., said Musk was “so happy” when he heard the news, telling reporters that Musk pumped his fists and danced.
He backed the idea Paul raised.
“It’s time for the White House now to go on offense. We’re losing altitude. You know, we started off straight good,” Graham said. “We need to get back in the game on offense. And the way you can regain altitude is to take the work product, get away from the personalities and the drama, take the work product and vote on it.” |
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