I love these OPs supporting DOGE and wanting spending cut. I fully agree. Obamacare subsidies have been a huge part of the problem as well. Thank you to the President for working to get rid of those.
OBAMACARES??
How the 2003 Medicare Expansion Passed
On November 22, 2003, House GOP leaders passed the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 by
holding a 15-minute vote open for nearly three hours (roughly 3 a.m. to 6 a.m.) to pressure dissenting Republicans into switching their votes, ultimately passing it 220–215.
The Midnight Vote: The vote began around 3:00 a.m. on a Saturday morning.
With the bill initially failing, Republican leaders, under pressure from President Bush, refused to gavel the vote to a close, leaving the electronic board open for nearly three hours.
Arm-Twisting: During the extended time, GOP leaders and White House officials pressured conservative lawmakers who opposed the bill's high cost to change their votes.
Final Result: The vote switched from a 216-218 defeat to a 220-215 victory just before dawn.
Content of the Act: The legislation created the Medicare Part D prescription drug benefit, introduced private-sector competition ("Medicare Advantage"), and was described by Bush as the biggest expansion of Medicare since its creation.
Medicare Advantage Costs Taxpayers 22% More Per Enrollee- Add it to the Medicare Part D it's over $200 billion this fiscal year (
$232 billion in F/Y 24)
NOT A PENNY OF FUNDING!!!
Since Ronnie Reagan, only the 3 Democrats, Clinton, Obama and Biden handed the next guy a smaller deficit
When Dubya/GOP had full control US debt stood at $5,8 trillion (1/20/2001). 2 Unfunded wars, 2 unfunded tax cuts, unfunded Medicare expansion ($141 BILLION in F/Y 2026 alone for Part D, prescription) .
GOP fiscal conservatives?
