While there is plenty for fiscal conservatives to celebrate thus far in President Donald Trump’s second term, some of his supporters are concerned that efforts like those of the Department of Government Efficiency could be short-lived if a future president decides to abandon them.
That’s why Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) has developed a strategy he said will safeguard these budget cuts and waste-fighting measures against threats from a future administration.
As Breitbart reported:
“We need to do what’s called a rescission package, meaning get rid of the spending right now. None of the spending has really been eliminated, so they’re finding the waste, they’re talking about it, and it’s the same thing I’ve been doing for a decade, but it has to be sent back,” Paul began, explaining that the administration should “bundle it all together.”
“When it comes back to Congress, it can be passed with a simple majority, Republicans only because we won’t get any Democrats. But then once we pass a bill getting rid of that spending, then the savings actually occurs,” he said.
“Then the money goes back to the Treasury and [is] not spent. Right now, when they find waste, it’s still being spent.