Ed Lorenzen

Former House budget cop (where I earned my Twitter handle). Proud dad of three wonderful children

[Sarah Ferris @sarahnferris]

CANADA border would get $$$ too! https://t.co/KlV3lgwLW9

[Ed Lorenzen @CaptainPAYGO]

Wake up: The current fiscal free-for-all is untenable https://t.co/0meNShpc8C

[Maya MacGuineas @MayaMacGuineas]

Heading for trillion dollar deficits due completely to our fiscal irresponsibility. Congress' response? Plans to borrow more. | Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget https://t.co/fgeeCknSdI

[Ed Lorenzen @CaptainPAYGO]

Trillion-Dollar Deficits Could Return Next Year, But A Deal Could Make Them Worse https://t.co/3HDUgoOt31 via @budgethawks

[CRFB.org @BudgetHawks]

NEW: Trillion-dollar deficits will return next year, and a budget deal in the coming weeks could make it much worse → https://t.co/VWxScfCfwF

[Ed Lorenzen @CaptainPAYGO]

Tax Cuts Will Have ‘Limited Impact’ on Economy, Moody’s Says https://t.co/0aIocGG72A

[David Graham @DGrahamKY]

I’m running to help get things done for Kentucky and to restore civility to our legislative process. https://t.co/y7fake5JoX

[Maya MacGuineas @MayaMacGuineas]

Unbelievable. There was an unpaid $30 billion tax cut and barely a minute of discussion from lawmakers. https://t.co/f1vDDKmUPj via @budgethawks

[Ed Lorenzen @CaptainPAYGO]

@KDbyProxy @MarcGoldwein @BudgetHawks Yes, there were Budget Act points of order against the CR for spending above statutory caps and tax cuts beyond what was allowed by the budget.

[Ed Lorenzen @CaptainPAYGO]

The price of keeping the government funded for three weeks was $30 billion in tax cuts added to debt. How much will we add to the debt to keep teh government funded for the rest of the year? https://t.co/P6JCBXRE2m via @budgethawks

[Jeff Davis @JDwithTW]

Maybe the way to prevent a #shutdown is to exempt appropriations bills from filibuster in the Senate, lowering the vote threshold from 60 to 51 - but only if the bills comply with Senate rule XVI prohibiting any substantive legislation in an appropriations bill...

[Ed Lorenzen @CaptainPAYGO]

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[Ed Lorenzen @CaptainPAYGO]

Democrats want mandatory funding for a variety of appropriated programs in a budget deal. Insisting on mandatory funding for the wall makes it harder for Rs to reject Dem proposals for new mandatory spending for their priorities

[Ed Lorenzen @CaptainPAYGO]

Sounds like they want to provide mandatory spending for border security (presumably emergency spending or exempt from paygo. Republicans used to oppose mandatory spending for programs traditionally funded through appropriations https://t.co/zTxCe9sSZD

[Chad Pergram @ChadPergram]

WH's Short says Schumer would only agree to 1 yr of $ for wall funding. Trump wants 6 yrs. Short says it's critical for nat'l security. But Congress didn't budget for multi yrs for any nat'l security project following 9/11, Iraq, Afghanistan. Congress budgets $ on 1 yr cycles

[CRFB.org @BudgetHawks]

Legislation signed by @realDonaldTrump over the past year will add roughly $1.9 trillion ($1.6 trillion on a dynamic basis) to the debt between fiscal year 2017 and the fiscal year when a hypothetical second term would end in FY 2025 → https://t.co/nu7JcM6zzr

[Ed Lorenzen @CaptainPAYGO]

@ScottElliotG Are a

[Brian Fallon @brianefallon]

For those who complain Flake never bucks Trump on policy, important to note he has stayed true to the DACA deal he negotiated with Dems even after Trump rejected it and voted with Dems against the CR last night.

[James Wallner @jameswallner]

Our institutions serve a purpose bigger than ensuring a particular policy passes. They are the place where we do politics. They are the place where we conduct the nation’s business and resolve our disagreements. It’s time we realized that and acted accordingly

[Robert Costa @costareports]

Members also complaining to me that the House gym lacks enough towels this morning and they wonder if it’s because of the shutdown.

[Ed Lorenzen @CaptainPAYGO]

@kelsey_snell @meredithshiner @cspan The one place the House gets more respect