Over the Easter recess, Republican lawmakers got an earful. It turns out that voters back home are

mad at them for passing this massive omnibus spending bill, which gave Democrats everything they wanted.

So a few Republicans came up with an idea to claw back some of that spending.

By using 1974 budget rules, they could make cuts to the budget they just passed without worrying

about a filibuster. Now this is theoretical, but it was just talk anyway. The usual Republicans

immediately went on record against that very idea. Main Senator Susan Collins called it ill-advised.

Alaska Senator Lisa the Merck Merckowski said that her initial response was no. Why? Well, because

clawing back outrageous spending would poison future negotiations with the Democrats.

Republican leader Mitch McConnell said some kind of recession package might be worth a discussion

someday, but since this budget was a bipartisan deal, he doesn't think clawing back spending is

achievable. So Republicans go to town meetings, tell their senators what they want, and they get

polite lip service. But when these senators get back to the swamp, it doesn't matter. What matters

is what Democrats want and the Republicans too. Now if that doesn't tell you voters what your

Republican senators think of you, then think of a pile. Nothing will.

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