The first real test of the post-election GOP caucus was a disappointment. This bill was a ridiculous mess of spending, bad policy, and waste. We’ve had enough.
Already, the massive 1,500-page bill was on the verge of collapse, as hard right conservatives rejected the increased spending, egged on by Trump’s billionaire ally Elon Musk who rejected the plan almost as soon as it was released late Tuesday night.
Rank-and-file lawmakers complained about the extras, which included their first pay-raises in more than a decade — a shock after one of the most unproductive chaotic sessions in modern times.
Congress needs to understand they are making their sausage of laws in the public eye now. Keep it clean or get primaried out.