Iowa C4L

Promoting Individual Liberty, Constitutional Government, Sound Money, Free Markets, and a Non-interventionist Foreign Policy

[Justin Amash @justinamash]

The same Democrats in Congress who call Trump unfit for office—and a tyrant—are conspiring right now with GOP leaders to empower that very tyrant to surveil millions of Americans without a warrant.

Every Democrat and Republican who votes yes on FISA 702 needs to be voted out!

[Justin Amash @justinamash]

Iowa, I would say, “Vote him out,” but he’s 92, so instead I’ll say, “Demand that he resign.”

The previous “reforms” amount to practically nothing. Grassley is plainly stating that he doesn’t care about the Fourth Amendment or your rights. It’s past time for him to go.

[Stephen Moore @StephenMoore]

Congress has officially discovered the Laffer Curve.

Their own study admits tax rates above 50–55% actually lose revenue. Meanwhile, lower rates grow the economy.

Welcome to Econ 101, Democrats.

@realartlaffer

[Rand Paul @RandPaul]

67 senators, 20 of them Republicans, voted to protect earmarks and kill @BasedMikeLee's amendment. That’s how Washington buys votes and buries taxpayers in debt. More pork. More pet projects. Less accountability.

[Thomas Massie @RepThomasMassie]

Attorney General Pam Bondi is withholding specific documents that the law required her to release by today.

[AJ Spiker @AJSpiker]

.@RepThomasMassie proves that 1 man with courage is a majority! Way to go, don’t let the Washington machine protect the rich, well connected and the governments involved w Epstein. Iowans expect @ChuckGrassley @SenJoniErnst to back full transparency in US Senate.

[unusual_whales @unusual_whales]

Foreign central banks now own more gold than US Treasuries for the first time in 30 years, per Bloomberg.

[✟ Right Scoop ✟ @trscoop]

BREAKING: House successfully kicks the govt shutdown can into next year... - https://t.co/wOjpxE2aVB

[Collin Rugg @CollinRugg]

NEW: Senator Mike Lee reveals Schumer, McConnell, Johnson and Jefferies secretly cooked up the spending bill over the past 85 days expecting to ‘sneak’ it through before the holidays.

Lee said this was a historic moment, crediting X for the bill’s failure.

“The American people are awake. They have access to X...”

“They have access to information and to apps that will help them quickly digest this information. This does not work.”

“It's an historic moment. It's fallen apart. And as a result, somebody's gonna have to lose their job over this.”

🔥🔥

[Thomas Massie @RepThomasMassie]

This isn’t complicated.

Separate the bills and vote on them individually.

one vote on the clean CR

one vote on the debt limit

one vote on disaster relief

one vote on farm bailouts

Radical right? Individual bills for each issue.

[Western Lensman @WesternLensman]

Johnson, Sep 2024: There won’t be a Christmas Omnibus

Johnson, Dec 2024: Everybody understands the necessity of this Christmas Omnibus

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

Exactly right. ALL government spending is taxation.

The government either taxes you directly or, by increasing the money supply, taxes you through inflation.

That means the spending bill IS the taxation bill. Very important concept to understand.

@RepThomasMassie

[Rep. Scott Perry @RepScottPerry]

Guess what, Folks? Even though the Francis Scott Key Bridge is privately owned, insured, and collects tolls, you still have the honor of footing 100% of the bill to have it repaired. Oh, and it will continue to collect tolls once it’s fixed.

This CR is a slap in the face to every Taxpayer in America.
https://t.co/NfkJzjGVXz

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

This bill should not pass

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

How can this be called a “continuing resolution” if it includes a 40% pay increase for Congress?

[Justin Amash @justinamash]

Sadly, yes. I’ve seen bills triple this length. The correct response every time is to vote NO.

Nobody should vote yes on a bill they weren’t given time to read and understand. They’re released like this for one reason: to grow government at the expense of liberty.

[Thomas Massie @RepThomasMassie]

People call me "NostraThomas" for accurately predicting @SpeakerJohnson would use the Christmas recess to force a massive spending bill through Congress.

After claiming he would not, Johnson is embracing a D.C. tradition that's nearly as old as decorating Christmas trees.

[Wall Street Apes @WallStreetApes]

WOW Buried in the 1500 page spending bill is a 40% PAY INCREASE FOR CONGRESS

Members of Congress salary will be increased from $174,000 to $243,000 per year

FOR WHAT?? Selling us out??

We knew this was coming, Here’s US Congress Members saying they need a raise and cost of living adjustments

They’re so broke “Upwards of 100 Congress members actually sleep in their office”

Reminder many members of Congress are worth HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS from insider trading

[Jane @JaneLydiaB]

@WallStreetApes

[Heather 🇺🇸 @MrsAmericaaaa]

HOW MUCH ARE CONGRESS REPS WORTH?

Let’s ask Grok: Here are some estimated net worths of members of Congress based on available data:

- Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.): $260 million (estimated)

- Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.): $257,481,658 (2012 estimate)

- Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah): $246 million (estimated)

- Sen. Mike Braun (R-Ind.): $137 million (estimated)

- Rep. Dean Phillips (D-Minn.): $124 million (average net assets)

- Rep. Greg Gianforte (R-Mont.): $189 million (disclosed exact assets)

- Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-Va.) again, due to a different source: $195 million (disclosed)

- Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.): $48 million (estimated)

- Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.): $120 million (based on posts on X)

- Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-Mich.): $50 million (based on posts on X)

- Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.): $27 million (based on posts on X)

- Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.): $12 million (based on posts on X)

- Rep. Tom Emmer (R-Minn.): $9 million (based on posts on X)

- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.): $5 million (based on posts on X)

- Rep. Steve Scalise (R-La.): $4 million (based on posts on X)

- Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.): $3 million (based on posts on X)

- Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.): $2 million (based on posts on X)

- Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.): $2 million (based on posts on X)

- Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.): $1.4 million (based on posts on X)

- Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.): $1 million (based on posts on X)

- Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.): $700,000 (based on posts on X)

- Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.): $400,000 (based on posts on X)

- Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.): $750 million (based on posts on X)

- Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.): $550 million (based on posts on X)

But they want you to believe they’re “sleeping in their office” when travel, meals and lodging is PAID for by us.