🇺🇸 Discussion: Congress, The Senate, The House of Representatives - Part I

[blueharvest]

This is a legit question in light of the past few days.

So, does this mean that Congress is finally going to do their job and try to stop Elon Musk or what?

 

[DJ Kornphlake]

 

[squeekness]

Sounds great but I don't see it passing right now.

 

[squeekness]

 

[blueharvest]

Bernie Sanders Warns of US Government of, by, and for the 'Billionaire Class' | Common Dreams

Sen. Bernie Sanders delivered an impassioned floor speech decrying "America's dangerous movement toward oligarchy, authoritarianism, and kleptocracy."

www.commondreams.org

 

[blueharvest]

 

[squeekness]

He's not wrong.

 

[blueharvest]

America’s constitutional crisis could come to a head in four months

How Donald Trump and Elon Musk could use a debt ceiling breach to usurp Congress’s power.

www.vox.com

 

[blueharvest]

Ilhan Omar Mocks Elon Musk For Embarrassing Mistake: 'You Should Brush Up On Our Laws'

Musk shared a misleading video Tuesday, falsely claiming that it showed the Minnesota Democrat "breaking the law."

www.huffpost.com

 

[blueharvest]

He's not wrong.

True, but he was talking to Republicans and they're okay with breaking the law.

 

[blueharvest]

Progressive Saikat Chakrabarti to Challenge Nancy Pelosi in 2026 | Common Dreams

Progressive Saikat Chakrabarti plans to challenge Nancy Pelosi in 2026, arguing that the Democratic Party "needs a bold vision for how to raise living standards, quality of life, and security for all Americans."

www.commondreams.org

 

[squeekness]

 

[blueharvest]

With House Republicans stuck, Senate pushes ahead with its plan to fund Trump's agenda

Senate Budget chair Graham wants to plow forward on a funding package that bundles border security and defense spending as the House continues to struggle with its plan.

abcnews.go.com

 

[blueharvest]

 

[squeekness]

 

[blueharvest]

 

[blueharvest]

 

[blueharvest]

Senate GOP unveils $340B budget plan with Trump's deportation and defense funds, as House stalls

House Republicans have missed another deadline to produce a massive budget package of tax cuts and slashed spending.

apnews.com

 

[squeekness]

Senate GOP unveils $340B budget plan with Trump's deportation and defense funds, as House stalls

House Republicans have missed another deadline to produce a massive budget package of tax cuts and slashed spending.

apnews.com

Good luck with that. As fast as they are working Elon is breaking things

 

[DJ Kornphlake]

 

[blueharvest]

'Cowardice and Abdication': Democrats Grant Unanimous Consent to Adjourn Senate for 3-Day Weekend | Common Dreams

"We're in a right-now hour-by-hour constitutional emergency and they have a duty to be at their posts."

www.commondreams.org

 

[squeekness]

Congress doesn't care.

 

[blueharvest]

Johnson says talks with Trump were productive, but some hardliners are frustrated

After meeting at the White House with Trump for four hours, House Republicans say they made progress, but some fiscal hardliners are frustrated.

abcnews.go.com

 

[blueharvest]

Congress doesn't care.

Republicans don't care, anyway.

 

[blueharvest]