Originally published at: Understanding the Tricks Republicans Could Use to Try to Make Trump’s Tax Cuts Permanent - TPM – Talking Points Memo
This article is part of TPM Cafe, TPM’s home for opinion and news analysis.Understanding the Tricks Republicans Could Use to Try to Make Trump’s Tax Cuts Permanent In the past week, the Senate Parliamentarian was allowed to — and did — get rid of quite a number of noisome provisions in the big budget bill. But…
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This is a great explainer. Thanks!
If there’s a fourth vote to keep the sleight-of-hand budget gimmick from happening, it’s already out there. Maybe McConnell will vote against, of all people?
Bottom line - There won’t be any minds changed in the cult.
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Welcome to GQP Wonderland, where math is optional and TCF is the “Kindest, Bravest, Warmest, Most Wonderful Human Being I’ve Ever Known in My Life.” Make me gag…
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John Thune is a willing supplicant, not a leader or independent thinker in any way. When he used to stand behind Mitch McConnell, I wondered if he was a cardboard cut out. I sense that he is just that…
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And what happens to the debt ceiling? Isn’t that coming up? Is there a separate bill addressing it? I’ve lost track of the meaningful legislative bills. 
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It’s already in the Big Beautiful (sic) Bill Act (these people are morons). $4T in one verstion, $5T in the other.