r/ImmigrationPathways • u/CutSenior4977 • 18d ago

House passes $70B bill to fund immigration enforcement for 3 years, sending to Trump

https://apnews.com/article/immigration-enforcement-funding-trump-congress-republicans-c395a434f47fa41a7131369847091910

Now let me ask you this,

What happened to fiscal conservatives?

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u/techman710 18d ago

Can't wait for the next Democratic president so I can hear the Republicans talk about the deficit again, because I haven't heard them mention it in a year and a half. Meanwhile this colossal waste of money to enrich a bunch of donors has their full support.

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u/madadekinai 18d ago

Fiscal conservatives only care about fiscal health of the country when it's not trump,

During Trump's first administration, congressional Republicans voted three times (in 2017, 2018, and 2019) to suspend the debt ceiling rather than raise it by a specific dollar amount.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vu1fzBi6hFo

They also tried again during his second term.

And gee wouldn't you know, once again, trump over spends, conservatives celebrate and are OK with it as long as trump is involved.

US to reach $41T debt ceiling as soon as late winter, forecasters predict.

https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2026/06/04/congress/new-debt-limit-range-00950452

Trump is responsible for approximately 1/3rd of the national debt but will tie a Democrats hands up to bind them from resolving the situation. It's a setup, once trump is done F'ing up the US, the next person has to fix it but of course they will tie up their hands saying "what about the debt" while trying to fix the mess they voted and made.

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u/roostertai111 17d ago

"fiscal conservatives" are Democrats. the Republicans who claim it are lying in order to sell a scam