New Method Emerges To Allow Trump, Elon and DOGE To Move Even Faster!

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Elon Musk is considering a new plan that could prove to be a total game changer for speeding along the process of cutting back government waste.

The plan was proposed to Elon Musk by Sen. Rand Paul during a lunch on Wednesday. Paul pitched the idea of a huge ‘rescission package’ to Elon.

The package would scale back tens to hundreds of billions of dollars in federal funding that has already been approved by Congress.

And, here’s the real kicker — it would only require 51 votes in the Senate to pass.

With 53 Republicans currently in the Senate, this means that even if not a single Democrat voted for the package, it still has a great shot at passing!

Elon Musk was “elated” at the idea, according to Sen. Josh Hawley who also backs the proposal.

Other Senators who have already given their support include Sen. Eric Schmitt, and even Sen. Lindsey Graham.

Nick Sortor broke it down:

Axios provided an overview:

Elon Musk and Republican senators are eyeing a package to claw back tens or hundreds of billions of dollars in federal spending after meeting in a closed-door lunch on Wednesday.

Why it matters: Musk has been leading the charge on spending cuts from the White House. Some lawmakers want to make his actions more permanent by making them law.

  • No decisions have been made, but there was some early, general support for the idea being pushed by Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) after the lunch.

An infamous deficit hawk, Paul pitched Elon Musk on a massive rescission package during a lunch on Wednesday, he told reporters. Such a package would undo federal funding already approved by Congress.

  • The bill would also only require 51 votes to pass the Senate — no Democrats needed.
  • Paul said specific numbers weren’t discussed, but he’d like to see $500 billion.

Zoom in: Musk “was elated” at the idea, Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) told reporters. “I think he didn’t realize it could be done at 51.”

NBC News dove deeper:

Elon Musk met with Senate Republicans for nearly two hours in a closed-door lunch meeting Wednesday, seeking to reassure them amid voter anxiety over the sweeping cuts his Department of Government Efficiency is making.

They discussed a “rescission” package that the White House could send to Congress to codify his cuts through a measure that can get around the 60-vote hurdle in order to get around legal challenges to the administration’s power to act unilaterally.

“To me, it’s ephemeral now. I love all the stuff they’re doing, but we got to vote on it. So my message to Elon was let’s get over the impoundment idea, and let’s send it back as a rescission package,” Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., told reporters. “Because then what we have to do is lobby to get to 51 senators or 50 senators to cut the spending.”

Multiple senators said Musk was surprised to learn there was a viable legislative pathway to making DOGE’s cuts permeant. Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., said Musk was “so happy” when he heard the news, telling reporters that Musk pumped his fists and danced.

He backed the idea Paul raised.

“It’s time for the White House now to go on offense. We’re losing altitude. You know, we started off straight good,” Graham said. “We need to get back in the game on offense. And the way you can regain altitude is to take the work product, get away from the personalities and the drama, take the work product and vote on it.”

Let’s get it done!



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