Sahil Kapur

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Sahil Kapur @sahilkapur

This policy won't come close to balancing the budget. But that's clearly not going to happen, even in the House, with a GOP majority jittery about the big pots of money—Medicare, Social Security, Pentagon. This could all come down to face-saving measures. https://t.co/wiU84Ir69a — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Feb. 3, 2023

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House Republicans are finally identifying something they want to include in a debt ceiling bill: recapturing pandemic relief money that's been approved but not spent. It's a revealing window into what the conference will & won't do—and points to a potential safe zone for endgame. https://t.co/88MmWBKkjT — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Feb. 3, 2023

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And that, ironically, is the point. The ability to play word games is what makes this idea viable in context. Republicans can tout it as a “cut”; Democrats can dismiss it as a fig leaf. — PolitiTweet.org

Semantic debate: If you take back money that wasn't spent - and in many cases was likely to never be spent - does t… https://t.co/ktRto5LoeH

Posted Feb. 3, 2023