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2024-12-19 Home Front: Politix
Elon Musk issues chilling threat to any Republican who votes for 1,547-page spending bill
[Daily Mail, where America gets its news] Elon Musk, Donald Trump's pick to hack away at frivolous government spending, has publicly slammed Republican Speaker Mike Johnson's nearly 1,600-page funding plan.

The super-sized bill is a continuing resolution (CR) to extend government funding until March, basically kicking the issue down the road three months.

But it's being met with heavy headwinds from disgruntled Republicans and members of Trump's incoming Cabinet.

Billionaire Musk, who is heading up Trump's DOGE agency with Vivek Ramaswamy, is leading the charge to slap down the bill he calls a 'piece of pork.'

He went so far as to threaten any Republican who votes for the measure, saying they'll be fired from Congress next election.

'Any member of the House or Senate who votes for this outrageous spending bill deserves to be voted out in 2 years!'

Attached to the package is over $100 billion relief aid to help states reeling from disastrous hurricanes Milton and Helene.

It also provides farmers with assistance, approves cash for submarines, and helps with other disasters.

But Musk is taking issue with a provision to bump up members of Congress' pay from $174,000 - a level set in 2009 - to $243,300 per year and other measures.

'How can this be called a 'continuing resolution' if it includes a 40 percent pay increase for Congress?' he questioned.
Both of the DOGE boys took action:

…which had results:

There was more in this Continuing Resolution that the Daily Mail didn’t realize would be important to voters:, but Vivek was on it for all of us:

Courtesy of Skidmark:
Congress Gives Itself a Raise with Last-Minute, 1,547-Page Spending Deal
They tried, anyway. But Vivek Ramaswamy read the entire thing, and shared his thoughts, after which reassessment occurred.
Renewal of counter-drone authority, China crackdowns in last-minute government funding extension

More on what’s in the thing:
Crib Notes Version of 'Why I Hate the CR' aka 'Shut It Down'
…which also gives us this:
Posted by Thromp Slomorong1838 2024-12-19 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11147 views ]  Top

#1 But Musk is taking issue with a provision to bump up members of Congress' pay from $174,000 - a level set in 2009 - to $243,300 per year and other measures.

A hill of thieves and cutthroats.
Posted by Besoeker 2024-12-19 00:11||   2024-12-19 00:11|| Front Page Top

#2 The raise isn’t unreasonable, given there hasn’t been one in 15 years. Trying to hide it in the CR is unreasonable.
Posted by Glenmore  2024-12-19 01:04||   2024-12-19 01:04|| Front Page Top

#3 Republicans scramble after Donald Trump kills bloated bipartisan bill to fund the government
Posted by Skidmark 2024-12-19 06:18||   2024-12-19 06:18|| Front Page Top

#4 Great Scott! It's almost as if he's suggesting that being elected isn't a permanent lifetime gravy, er, job.
Posted by Cesare 2024-12-19 08:28||   2024-12-19 08:28|| Front Page Top

#5 #2 The raise isn’t unreasonable, given there hasn’t been one in 15 years. Trying to hide it in the CR is unreasonable. Posted by: Glenmore

There is no shortage of applicants for the job at the current pay and for some reason they all get wealthy in office.
Posted by Frank G 2024-12-19 09:34||   2024-12-19 09:34|| Front Page Top

#6 Raise or no raise, most leave office very wealthy. How exactly does that work ?
Posted by Besoeker 2024-12-19 09:47||   2024-12-19 09:47|| Front Page Top

#7 ..there are several ways. The Pelosi gambit is the play the insider trading routine heavily. For others is to raise a impressive reelection war chest that they get to covert to personal income upon 'retirement'. Then there is the Biden gambit of basically running RICO and skimming grifts.
Posted by Procopius2k 2024-12-19 11:16||   2024-12-19 11:16|| Front Page Top

#8 I was really impressed that Vivek Ramaswamy read the whole thing so quickly, then I saw this:

Posted by trailing wife 2024-12-19 11:38||   2024-12-19 11:38|| Front Page Top

#9 The raise isn’t unreasonable, given there hasn’t been one in 15 years. Trying to hide it in the CR is unreasonable.

Given that they are ones who are primarily responsible for this country's $37 trillion debt, I'd say they should take a severe cut in pay. If they don't like inflation, they should do something to bring it under control instead of just giving themselves a raise to try to keep up with it.
Posted by Abu Uluque 2024-12-19 12:22||   2024-12-19 12:22|| Front Page Top

#10 Have they done the What About the Farmers?! yet, like Josiah and Edith won't be able to hitch the plow when it's really Tyson, Smithfield, etc.

And a raise? A 40% raise? Get the fuck outta here.
Posted by swksvolFF 2024-12-19 14:44||   2024-12-19 14:44|| Front Page Top

#11 I misbelieve the 2009 angle. Seems like they change their own compensation during every lame duck session. Maybe it’s not always salary.
Posted by Super Hose 2024-12-19 15:11||   2024-12-19 15:11|| Front Page Top

#12 This CR with all the pork in it was going to exempt members in Congress from Obamacare as well as a provide a huge increase in member's pay. The country has $36 trillion debt and is heading toward 40 trillion rapidly with the debt increasing at the rate $1 trillion every 100 days. Many in Congress don't seem to be aware the house is burning down. They must figure they can just print more money.
Posted by JohnQC 2024-12-19 16:03||   2024-12-19 16:03|| Front Page Top

#13 I'm getting the 'Government Shutdown will Ruin Christmas!' advisements.
Posted by swksvolFF 2024-12-19 20:13||   2024-12-19 20:13|| Front Page Top

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