{"id":59704,"date":"2025-06-07T14:05:32","date_gmt":"2025-06-07T18:05:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=59704"},"modified":"2025-06-07T14:05:32","modified_gmt":"2025-06-07T18:05:32","slug":"this-will-be-an-interesting-debate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=59704","title":{"rendered":"This Will Be An Interesting Debate"},"content":{"rendered":"

On Friday, The Daily Signal<\/a> posted an article about the debate that will happen in Congress at some point to decide whether any part of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) savings should be returned to the taxpayer. I emphatically say, “YES!” The taxpayers were not responsible for the fraud and reckless spending–Congress was supposed to be exercising oversight. Let’s give taxpayers a portion of the savings and cut some Congressional perks to make up some of the difference.<\/p>\n

The article reports:<\/p>\n

Some House Republicans say they would rather use Department of Government Efficiency<\/a> savings to pay off the national debt than to hand out the funds to taxpayers.<\/strong><\/p>\n

President Donald Trump floated giving $5,000 stimulus checks to taxpaying households in February, saying: \u201cWe\u2019re thinking about giving 20% back to the American citizens, and 20% down to pay back debt.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

Investment CEO James Fishback first proposed the idea of a one-time payment of $5,000 for eligible taxpayers. The checks were to be funded with 20% of the $2 trillion in federal budget cuts Elon Musk <\/a>said could be achieved, meaning around $400 billion split between 79 million taxpaying households.<\/strong><\/p>\n

What about the other 60 percent?<\/p>\n

The article continues:<\/p>\n

Fishback \u201ccontinue[s] to advise the effort from the outside and will fight to ensure that a chunk of identified savings are sent back to hard-working American,\u201d he told The Daily Signa<\/a>l in an email.<\/strong><\/p>\n

But fiscal conservatives in the House of Representatives would rather see DOGE savings<\/a> entirely go toward paying off the debt, some tell The Daily Signal.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The article concludes:<\/p>\n

Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, also said paying off the debt is the highest priority.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cLet\u2019s focus on tackling our $36 trillion debt, while also helping hardworking Americans prosper by making the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act permanent and spending less of their tax dollars,\u201d Lee told The Daily Signal.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Rep. Ashley Hinson, R-Iowa, agreed that the \u201cbig beautiful bill\u201d is the best way to deliver on promises to voters.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cDOGE savings coupled with tax cuts will ensure Iowans and Americans can keep more of their hard earned money in their pockets while also restoring fiscal sanity and addressing deficit spending,\u201d Hinson told The Daily Signal.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Why should the taxpayers have to pay for the government’s corruption and inefficiency?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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