Russ Vought

Russ Vought @russvought

Statesmanship is in order. We need leaders to recognize the most important threats to the country, find leverage points for change, and secure victories. Results. Not cheap talk from Con Inc think tanks and outlets uncomfortable bc they have made peace with the regime. 9/9 — PolitiTweet.org

Russ Vought @russvought

The Left wants to protect a regime weaponized against their enemies & keep the dollars flowing. That is a fact & no amount of think tank pieces will change that. So if you are going to win (actual results), you need your own army to be excited about what you are proposing. 8/9 — PolitiTweet.org

Russ Vought @russvought

Ultimately, the most important basic area of disagreement is that we acknowledge political reality & if we want to achieve our interests (less spending) it has to be cognizant of keeping together an army most interested in less spending. 7/9 — PolitiTweet.org

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But if you think its ok for the NIH to fund a lab in Wuhan (on its own) to do gain of function research on coronaviruses that then leak out & cause untold global damage & cost trillions of $ in response, then yes we disagree on some basics. 6/9 — PolitiTweet.org

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VDR says "woke & weaponized" is the new waste fraud & abuse, not adding up too much. This misstates my theory of the case. I don't view these as line items but the very DNA of these agencies that require large cuts. 30% cut to ED and HHS, for example. That's not real $? 5/9 — PolitiTweet.org

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"Rosy assumptions" bc it assumes 2.8% growth? Its a post-policy document that assumes enactment of certain policies. So its rosy to assume growth which we had during Trump but not to assume trillions in SS&M savings where there has been no reform since 1983 (tax hike)&1997? 4/9 — PolitiTweet.org

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It's true. I would not put SS&M anywhere near the list of immediate threats facing the country. VDR could waive a magic wand today & enact her nirvana SS reform & tomorrow the same admin & security state would be working against half the country not on board with the regime. 3/9 — PolitiTweet.org

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VDR says that I'm lying about not needing to reform Social Security/Medicare. I never say that. I don't include such proposals bc they will a) detract from the more immediate goal of defunding the weaponized admin state & b) lead to a failure to cut any spending at all 2/9 — PolitiTweet.org

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The fiscal gatekeepers of Con Inc are inveighing against our budget approach. Thanks for the free advertising! But its worth responding to the arguments since @veroderugy actually read the plan which the rest have not. Here we go. 1/9 — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @BasedMikeLee: Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act is set to expire later this year, and I’ll become a Democrat bef… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @RepBobGood: Putting an end to woke spending is one of many steps Republicans should take to be fiscally responsible and balance the bud… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @KelleyAshbyPaul: “Senator Paul, with all due respect, you are entirely and completely incorrect. The NIH has not ever and does not now… — PolitiTweet.org

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Concerning. https://t.co/Yip3WdsTH3 — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @chiproytx: Game on #DefundTyranny Targeted Use of the Debt Ceiling to Defund Biden’s Deeply Unpopular Policies https://t.co/rXIqGxWB9E — PolitiTweet.org

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You are not an apologist for Putin if you oppose funding the war in Ukraine and deepening America’s involvement in a distraction to our national interests. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @amrenewctr: FBI EXPOSED: Our newest Senior Fellow and former agent @RealSteveFriend sheds light on the secret underbelly of entitlement… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @Hailey_Fuchs: A conservative dark money group is urging Congressional offices to cut off lobbying and law firms that have hired Jan. 6… — PolitiTweet.org

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Foreign policy nonprofits should have to disclose by entity and analyst how much they receive from foreign donors and governments. We'll go first. @amrenewctr receives zero nor will it. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @dandcaldwell: The GOP House can't in good faith support sending more taxpayer money abroad to Ukraine while at the same time demanding… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @RMConservative: It's shocking how facts don't engender policy changes. Republican governors and legislatures are to the left of a NYT o… — PolitiTweet.org

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@GovernorVA? — PolitiTweet.org

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How come Virginia has not gotten rid of private mask mandates? — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @KevinRobertsTX: After nearly a year—and $113+ Billion in "assistance"—Biden owes Americans a concrete strategy on our role in the Russi… — PolitiTweet.org

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@GS_Watson @veroderugy Take a look at the intro to our budget. Second main point. https://t.co/tgKpenPD6f — PolitiTweet.org

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@GS_Watson @veroderugy @Brian_Riedl Execution matters. They failed largely for 2 reasons. 1) There was individual caps for defense and nondefense that set up an increase for both instead of a guns vs butter debate within a total cap 2) Paul Ryan went around & told everyone that they didnt matter while being speaker — PolitiTweet.org

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@veroderugy I'm certainly not dropping it. It's a key pillar that is necessary. — PolitiTweet.org

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@veroderugy Then you need to accept the hard truth that with the strategy you are pushing*, it will never happen. This is the real world, not the land of spreadsheets. *Our plan deals with healthcare costs & interest — PolitiTweet.org

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@veroderugy Honestly that is another paradigm that needs to change and it's in my intro to the budget. Political capital is a scare resource, and the Left wants no cuts. Our willingness to cut everything has spent away that capital & sacrificed the moral high ground necessary to achieve cuts — PolitiTweet.org

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@veroderugy You should actually read our plan which includes $6 trillion in mandatory savings outside of discretionary. But the fact that you think those are easier to fly politically versus the agency bureaucracies funded each year is emblematic of the Right's strategic failure — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @WadeMiller_USMC: Democrats will look you in the face & tell you the anti-woke movement is tinfoil hat conspiracy theory while in the sa… — PolitiTweet.org